Chapter 710: Chapter 291: Of the Two Evils, Choose the Lesser, We Still Need to Ask Zhou Can_2
Radiotherapy is radiation treatment, which uses some special high-tech rays to kill cancer cells.
It can effectively prevent postoperative cancer recurrence.
Especially for tumors that cannot be fully removed by surgery, radiotherapy is of great significance. It can completely eliminate the remaining tumor cells.
Here it must be explained why for some cancer patients, after being diagnosed with cancer, doctors do not rush to perform surgery but instead propose a radiotherapy treatment plan.
Many patients may not understand and feel that doctors are deliberately adding treatment items, tormenting patients, and making unscrupulous money.
Patients are more worried that delaying too long will lead to metastasis of the tumor, missing the best timing for surgical treatment.
In fact, doctors have good intentions, the purpose of preoperative radiotherapy is to reduce the spread of cancer cells, lower the rate of lymphatic spread, and increase the chances of excising recurrent tumors.
Therefore, whether it is preoperative or postoperative radiotherapy, doctors have a comprehensive consideration, definitely not making unscrupulous money as patients and their families imagine.
As for chemotherapy, it means the treatment of cancer using chemical drugs.
This treatment method has severe side effects, such as hair loss, swelling, and so on.
Chemotherapy is a treatment method that kills a thousand enemies and self-harms eight hundred.
Some patients’ immune systems have already been so badly damaged by cancer cells, and chemotherapy only worsens their condition. Many end up losing both health and wealth.
With the emergence of new cancer treatment drugs, chemotherapy may be completely phased out in the near future.
Currently, chemotherapy is still one of the most effective means of treating cancer.
Radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgical treatment, these are known as the three main strategies against cancer.
If all these three strategies are used and still ineffective, the patient is essentially sentenced to death.
In reality, many patients simply cannot withstand the final cycle of chemotherapy.
If Director Zhang had only seen a rectal cancer patient, there would certainly have been no need to specifically consult with Deputy Director Shi.
She continued over the phone, "This patient had surgery and radiotherapy at another hospital, but still relapsed in a very short time. The patient just asked me, would everything be fine if we completely remove the rectum and perform a colostomy? I suspect it’s not that simple, so I would like your consultation."
Digestive Internal Medicine finally found its place.
Deputy Director Shi, quite excited, quickly responded, "Okay, okay, I’ll be right there!"
After hanging up, Deputy Director Shi was still visibly excited.
"Xiao Zhou, you keep an eye on things here. Director Zhang has a rectal cancer patient and has asked me for a consultation. I’ll come back once I am done."
"Okay!"
Zhou Can agreed readily.
The pregnant woman was currently stable, but he dared not leave. The doctors and nurses of Xinxiang Women and Children’s Hospital were slack in their work ethic, incomparable to the doctors of Tuya Hospital.
If even the emergency department staff are this lax, what work ethic can we expect from other departments’ personnel?
It’s unfathomable that such a hospital hasn’t had any incidents yet.
When a major accident occurs in a hospital, it ought to reflect on itself, tighten its work discipline, and ensure safety.
However, Xinxiang Women and Children’s Hospital’s approach was to send a large number of top doctors from the hospital to go out for further study, while turning a blind eye to the improper work ethic of its doctors and nurses.
Even if they now hire specialists from Tuya Hospital to create a buzz and show support, it’s likely only a matter of time before something happens again.
The law of market competition is fair and harsh.
Hospitals with significant deficiencies are eventually doomed to be eliminated.
Also, because the medical staff at Xinxiang Women and Children’s Hospital have developed an arrogant stance and are indifferent to patients’ lives, Zhou Can was even less willing to leave the pregnant woman.
Because she was still in a critical condition.
After about twenty minutes, Deputy Director Shi called.
"Dr. Zhou, this patient’s etiology is a bit difficult to diagnose; could you also come over and take a look?"
Deputy Director Shi whispered on the other end of the line.
He probably felt a bit embarrassed to call for reinforcements on short notice.
"What about this pregnant woman?"
Zhou Can was a bit worried.
"I’ve asked Dr. Pang to come and watch over her, there won’t be any issues."
Deputy Director Shi said.
"Then okay! I’ll head over after Dr. Pang arrives!"
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Can looked towards the two nurses, Ji You and Chen Qingling.
There are five people in their crisis response team in total. Chen Qingling is the surgical nurse, needed to perform surgery or invasive respiratory support when critical, and she would assist in these situations.
"I have to leave for a while; Dr. Pang will come over later. But the safety of this pregnant woman still needs both of you to be attentive, keep a close eye on her."
Zhou Can instructed them.
"Understood!"
Both nodded in agreement.
Chen Qingling was older, at least close to forty, and acted in a stable manner. Ji You was younger, in her twenties, conscientious and responsible at work, and quite competent professionally.
With these two watching over, plus the chief-level Dr. Pang, there should be no problems.
Soon, the obstetrics doctor, Dr. Pang, arrived.
After handing over the patient to him, Zhou Can felt relieved and rushed to the outpatient hall to help diagnose the difficult case.
When he arrived, several doctors were already in discussion.
Deputy Director Shi kept looking around, having been eager for Zhou Can to come.
Upon seeing Zhou Can’s arrival, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Embarrassingly enough, Director Zhang invited him to participate in the consultation, and he originally thought he finally had a chance to show his skills. Since the patient had rectal cancer, even if there were other conditions, it was mostly likely related to digestive system abnormalities.