From the advanced stage of lung cancer to the disappearance of the tumor, the People's Daily reporter succeeded in fighting cancer: insist on not radiotherapy and chemotherapy

When people face advanced cancer, do they have to "do nothing", or do they fight stubbornly?

Ling Zhijun is a senior editor at People's Daily. As a current affairs reporter, he once recorded the changes in China's reform and opening up over the past 30 years; at the same time, as a terminal cancer patient, he "conquered" cancer head-on with his positive attitude and his own unique ideas.

In addition, he wrote a book about his journey from becoming a cancer patient into a desperate situation and then gradually recovering into a book - "Rebirth Diary", the content of which is not only helpful for cancer patients and their families, but also for ordinary readers. Also very inspiring.

1. Ling Zhijun: The doctor said that I will not survive for three months

In the early morning of February 2007, Ling Zhijun finished his new book "China's New Revolution", exhausted, he fell into a groggy sleep. For this book, he has been sleepless for 12 months, and thought he could take a good rest after his work.

Unexpectedly, 5 days later, in the neurosurgeon's office, the doctor found two lesions in his skull, which were suspected to be "brain tumors".

Afterwards, a tumor was found in his lung, and he was diagnosed with lung cancer, brain metastases—late stage lung cancer, probably less than 3 months left .

The doctor told Ling Zhijun that he had lost the chance of surgery and could only accept systemic chemotherapy. Ling Zhijun was stunned, but soon accepted the reality and began to look for the road to recovery.

He first removed the malignant tumor in his left lung, refused to use all anti-cancer drugs, and also refused radiotherapy and chemotherapy . Finally, 5 years later, Ling Zhijun was reborn - his tumor disappeared.

He didn't live less than 3 months as the doctor said at the beginning, but the more he lived, the more he looked like a healthy person. And in "Rebirth Diary", he also shared his insights and advice during the treatment process.

2. From the advanced stage of lung cancer to the disappearance of the tumor, what has Ling Zhijun experienced?

Ling Zhijun's anti-cancer experience has important reference significance for many people. He mainly summarized 3 points:

1. "Cancer is not a terminal disease, don't let doctors scare people to death"

After the chest surgery, Ling Zhijun felt that his body seemed to have a magical self-healing ability during the recovery process. Slowly, he learned that the power of the body is immeasurable, and he began to repeat the problem of excessive medical treatment.

He pointed out that 1/3 of people who die from cancer are cured, and the main reason is excessive medical treatment.

The benefits of advanced treatments and expensive drugs have been offset by the ravages of cancer. Although some patients have prolonged survival due to treatment, others have accelerated the process of death due to overtreatment.

So, for patients who do not understand medicine, how should they distinguish between reasonable treatment and overtreatment?

Ling Zhijun believes that although it is difficult, it may be useful to firmly believe that "cancer is possible to heal itself". As a patient, you must listen to the doctor's words and your own body's words , and must not be blind.

2. "Be a smart patient"

Use your brain to save your life, be a smart patient, and believe in the strength of yourself and your body, instead of doing what the doctor says.

At that time, the doctor's treatment plan for Ling Zhijun was craniotomy, followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy... But Ling Zhijun did not "obey obediently", but decided to observe for a while.

Sure enough, two weeks later, the doctor told Ling Zhijun that the tumor in his brain had not grown larger.

Of course, he did not completely reject the operation. A doctor suggested that he have a chest surgery to confirm the cancer in his lungs. He did so and chose a trustworthy doctor himself . After the operation, he also refused chemotherapy and special drugs, and chose to recover by himself.

3. "Give your body to nature "

Before he got cancer, Ling Zhijun was busy all day. After suffering from cancer, he learned to combine work and rest, hand over his body to nature , and spend most of his time outdoors, and the most important thing every day is eating, drinking and sleeping.

With enough free time, he will also go to some places with good environment and air to recuperate. Of course, he returned to the ski resort he loved and enjoyed the wildness of life again.

4. "Learn to tell if a doctor is trustworthy"

Ling Zhijun believes that the influence of doctors on patients is rapid and overwhelming. The patient hopes to gain the belief of survival from the doctor, but most of the doctor's words and actions are without temperature, which will drive the patient into the abyss of despair again.

Moreover, it turns out that the judgments of big-name experts are not necessarily correct. For various reasons, they will also make mistakes, which will affect the judgment and treatment of the disease.

In Ling Zhijun's view, cancer treatment must first have an optimistic and strong mentality, and don't scare yourself; secondly, in addition to listening to the doctor's words, you must also learn to think for yourself and seek a personalized treatment plan that suits you. Of course, daily life management cannot be ignored.

3. Academician suffered from cancer twice, his mentality is worth learning

In fact, not only Ling Zhijun's anti-cancer history is worth learning, but Zhao Chunsheng, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, also has a meaningful anti-cancer experience.

He suffered from lung cancer and stomach cancer successively. In less than half a year, he underwent two tumor resection operations and six chemotherapy treatments, and his weight plummeted by 26 pounds.

During the chemotherapy, he had to endure the side effects... But, in the end, he survived and successfully beat the cancer. Now, Zhao Chunsheng is still in good health and his mental state is very good.

The reason why he can fight cancer successfully is inseparable from his mentality and "two" persistence:

1. Adhere to "Three Music"

Happy to work, happy to help others, and happy to adhere to principles.

2. Keep exercising

Every morning, I play badminton with my wife for half an hour, and walk for half an hour in the evening. The way of travel is to choose walking as much as possible.

Another point to remind everyone is to be less angry and more optimistic. Negative emotions will lead to stagnation of liver qi, disharmony of the viscera, and over time, the blood flow is not smooth, and the veins are blocked, which will form lumps and lead to the formation of tumors.

Studies have found that a good mood can boost immunity and promote cancer regression . Therefore, the mentality must be relaxed, not angry if not angry, and maintain a happy mood.

Is cancer scary? Terrible, but not invincible. As long as you look at it from a scientific perspective and treat it properly, you can win!

References

[1] "Ling Zhijun: Forget it, just forget it". Southern People Weekly. 2012-10-29

[2] "I was diagnosed by the doctor that I could not live for 3 months, and I am still very healthy! People's Daily reporter's 8 insights after suffering from cancer, every word is like gold! " .Health Times.2018-01-26

[3] "Academician Zhao Chunsheng's words on health: three joys in life benefit from more". Chinese Science Journal. 2018-06-30

[4] "Rebirth Notes: A Cancer Patient's Road to Recovery". China Civilization Network. 2012-09-28

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