To determine whether Lu Ping actually has bone cancer, we first need to do some initial checks on the tumor using X-rays and an MRI.
After that, we also have to perform a bone marrow aspiration and a bone marrow biopsy to test the local tumor tissue.
If the level of malignancy is relatively high, then a diagnosis of bone cancer can be confirmed.
Lu Ping never expected that he had originally come along just to accompany his girlfriend for a medical checkup.
But then, without even meaning to, he ended up being diagnosed with bone cancer himself.
Especially since tests like bone marrow aspirations are generally quite painful, so when netizens saw this scene, they all felt deeply moved.
“This guy is really having a tough time. He came for a checkup, ended up breaking up, and got diagnosed with bone cancer.”
“You know, this might not be such a bad thing. Breaking up with that woman goes without saying, but with cancer, the earlier you find it and treat it, the higher the chance of a cure.”
“See, illness and death really are the great equalizers. This guy has so much money, but cancer still found him.”
“Buddy, having money to see a doctor and not having money to see a doctor are two completely different things.”
Qin Jiang wasn’t paying attention to the netizens’ comments. At that moment, he was holding the test reports, with a very serious look on his face.
Lu Ping asked nervously, “Dr. Qin, is my illness very serious?”
Qin Jiang nodded.
“Looking at the data, it’s confirmed to be bone cancer.”
“The good news is that we caught it early. You’re still in stage one right now, but without treatment, it will progress to stage two very quickly.”
“Once it reaches stage two, the bone cancer will start affecting your daily life.”
Lu Ping was completely confused by all this.
“Dr. Qin, I don’t understand what you mean by stage one and stage two. Could you explain it more clearly?”
Qin Jiang patiently explained:
“Bone cancer is divided into four stages. Stage one is the earliest and the easiest to treat.”
“In stage two, relatively large tumors will appear on the body. Some of these tumors might even be visible to others at a glance.”
“Stage three carries a risk of metastasis, which is an especially dangerous situation.”
“Once it reaches stage four, it means the cancer cells in the body have already metastasized. Many organs in the body will start to fail, which is what we commonly call terminal cancer.”
After hearing Qin Jiang’s explanation, Lu Ping’s mood became incredibly complicated.
He was still young!
Even more importantly, he had a huge family fortune to inherit.
He just couldn’t understand why he had maintained a healthy lifestyle and daily routine, yet still ended up with a disease like bone cancer.
While some people smoke, drink, and stay up late every single day, yet still live to a ripe old age.
Qin Jiang acutely noticed Lu Ping’s dejected mood. He comforted him, saying, “In your current situation, as long as you undergo surgery, the cure rate is still relatively high.”
Lu Ping quickly asked, “Dr. Qin, can’t I just get conservative treatment? Like taking medicine or something.”
Qin Jiang was taken aback for a moment, then said, “There aren’t really any miracle drugs that can eliminate cancer cells. The best they can do is suppress the formation of cancer cells.”
“I have a Red Dragon Licorice agent here that can help suppress the cancer cells in your body. But since you already have a malignant tumor, we still need to find a way to deal with it.”
Lu Ping suddenly became hesitant.
“But I have an important meeting to attend tomorrow…”
Before Lu Ping could finish his sentence, Qin Jiang interrupted him.
“No matter how important the meeting is, it’s not as important as your health.”
“Throughout a person’s life, some people chase money, some chase power, and some chase love.”
“But you remember this: no matter what you’re chasing, you have to be alive to have any of it.”
“If you’re dead, you have nothing at all.”
Qin Jiang’s words suddenly cleared up the hesitation in Lu Ping’s mind.
Yeah, he thought, if I die, what does it matter how big my business is?
It’s not like the world would stop spinning without him. Taking good care of himself and staying alive was the most important thing.
Lu Ping gritted his teeth.
“Alright, I’ll listen to you, Dr. Qin. Go ahead, tell me, how will the surgery work?”
Qin Jiang took out his phone, which showed three plans sent over by the smart computer.
“I have three treatment options here. You can think them over.”
“First, chemotherapy medication, which is the conservative treatment you mentioned. It involves taking medicine to control the disease.”
“The advantage of this treatment is that it doesn’t require surgery and can prolong your life. However, your overall quality of health will gradually decline, and the malignant tumor will slowly grow larger.”
Lu Ping immediately shook his head and said no.
“I’m still young. I want to live as long as possible. If it’s just extending my life by a few years, I’m not interested.”
Qin Jiang understood and turned his attention to the second option.
“Second, radiation therapy. This uses X-rays or other types of radiation to destroy the tumor cells in the bone tumor area, which can shrink the cancerous area in your body.”
“The downside is that the chance of recurrence is relatively high.”
Lu Ping took a deep breath.
“Dr. Qin, just tell me about the third option.”
Qin Jiang nodded.
“Third, surgery. This can involve amputation, curettage (scraping out the tumor), or inactivation procedures to directly treat the lesion. This option has the best results and the lowest recurrence rate.”
After hearing Qin Jiang describe the third option, Lu Ping’s face turned extremely grim.
The netizens in the live stream also gasped in shock.
“Whoa, amputation is that drastic?”
“Dude, it’s cancer, did you think it was a common cold? The best approach is often amputation.”
“Do you know why the cure rate for bone cancer is higher than for colorectal or lung cancer? Because if the bone cancer is in a favorable location, you can amputate. But with colorectal or lung cancer, if the tumor is in a bad spot, you might not even be able to cut it out. You just have to watch it metastasize.”
“Now that you mention it, amputation doesn’t sound so bad. Sure, you lose a hand, but at least you save your life.”
The netizens saw it clearly, but as the person directly involved, Lu Ping’s heart was churning, and he couldn’t calm down for a long time. He was even finding it hard to accept.
After all, he was the heir to the Lu family, always the pride of his parents.
And now he was facing amputation and becoming disabled? How could he accept that?
Lu Ping asked nervously, “Dr. Qin, besides amputation, isn’t there any other way?”
“I want to try my best to save my hand…”
Lu Ping himself felt that his request was a bit unreasonable.
But then Qin Jiang opened up a surgical plan and said:
“No problem. If you want to save your hand, we can perform an inactivation transplantation surgery.”
“This surgery might leave your hand less agile than it is now, but the cure rate is high. More importantly, it won’t cause major damage to your overall skeletal structure.”
Lu Ping was a bit confused.
“Dr. Qin, what exactly does this surgery you’re talking about mean?”
Qin Jiang thought for a moment, then said:
“Simply put, we take out the bone that has the tumor on it, scrape off the tumor with a knife, then boil the bone in liquid nitrogen to kill the cancer cells. After that, we put the bone back where it belongs.”
Whoa!
Hearing Qin Jiang describe it like that, Lu Ping turned pale.
That’s such a simple and brutal way to treat it?
