Isabel operated the endoscope with one hand and dotted the machine with the other, looking at the monitor with a solemn expression.

"About the same as I thought, Steve, you have a tumor less than a centimeter near your pancreas. Isabel said to Jobs.

The endoscope penetrated from Jobs's mouth into his abdomen, and Jobs couldn't speak with the endoscope in his mouth, and his eyes widened.

Is there really a tumor? And it's in the pancreas, how is it possible?

Endoscopy was painful, requiring a tube connected to a camera from the mouth into the internal organs, and Jobs was very afraid of this type of examination, although Isabel suggested it, but if it wasn't for the trip to China that made Jobs feel too incredible, he would not agree to endoscopy.

Isabel looked into Jobs' eyes and continued, "Just from the appearance of the tumor, it is impossible to determine the type of tumor, nor can it be judged whether it is benign or malignant. But I have to tell you that if it is malignant, the tumor in the pancreatic area will be the most malignant, and the five-year survival rate is close to zero. So, with the cooperation of the endoscope, I will give you a puncture examination, rest assured, there is no pain, and it will be fast. If you agree, just nod. ”

Jobs instinctively wanted to refuse, and he opposed any medical treatment that harmed his body, but Isabel's five-year survival rate was close to zero still scared him.

What's more, the more he recalls it now, the more he feels that the white-bearded old Taoist immortal is unfathomable.

Otherwise, how would the other party know that there is a tumor on his pancreas?

Death is always the ultimate fear of human beings, and even the greatest people cannot really face death calmly.

Jobs nodded with a complicated gaze, and Isabel breathed a sigh of relief and called two more interns to help her.

The puncture process went smoothly, and Isabel extracted a bit of cellular tissue from the tumor in Jobs' body.

If it is a general patient, it is inevitable to send it to the pathology room for testing, and it may take another week or two to get the results. But Mount Sinai Hospital, as a hospital serving the top wealthy, especially patients of Steve Jobs' level, does not need to wait that long.

In less than half an hour, Isabel had already obtained Jobs' pathology report and test specimens.

"How?" asked Jobs nervously, the half-hour he had spent was the slowest in his life. The past life experiences kept flipping in his mind, and he suddenly realized that he had so many nostalgia and so many regrets about the world.

Isabel carefully read the pathology report, put the pathology sample under the microscope and carefully observed it for a few minutes, raised her head, and looked at it with a complicated gaze.

Jobs took a deep breath, "It's okay, whatever the outcome, please tell me directly." ”

Isabel took off her glasses, "Good news and bad news, Steve, unfortunately your tumor is malignant. ”

Jobs' heart was like being hammered by a sledgehammer of tens of thousands of pounds, "Good news?"

Isabel smiled a little: "The good news is that we found it early enough and there is a lot of hope for a cure." ”

The ups and downs of life are so exciting, in just a few minutes, Jobs is like walking through the ghost gate.

However, I really found a tumor on my pancreas!

After the fear, Jobs turned out to be a little excited.

The old man only looked at himself a few times and saw that he had a tumor on his pancreas. What does this mean? It means that such a thing as the Fundamental Avenue is really possible!

Isabelle, of course, did not know Jobs's inner activities, and continued: "This tumor is not pancreatic cancer as I guessed before, but a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, although it is also malignant, but it develops slowly and is relatively easy to cure. However, you need to arrange surgery as soon as possible, judging from the imaging, this small tumor has already had local invasion, indicating that it has already shown signs of spreading, and I don't know when, the speed of its spread will be accelerated, and it will be very dangerous at that time. ”

Jobs's heart tightened, and he couldn't help frowning.

"Can't it be treated conservatively?" Jobs said reluctantly, "I don't want my belly and chest to be cut by a knife saw, I once read a book on cancer treatment, the one written by Winter called "Tell You the Truth About Cancer", and improving immunity is a better way than surgery. ”

Isabel was angry and amused: "Steve, that's just some pseudoscience, until now, the only effective way to treat this disease is surgery. Your tumor is still in its early stages, and it is easy to treat, but if it drags on, the risk is too great. ”

After much deliberation, Jobs still rejected Isabel's proposal for surgery.

"Steve, let's have surgery, if it really gets worse... Sitting in the car, Jobs' wife Lauren said worriedly, "Just now Goldman also said that this is just a minor operation, and it will recover soon, so there is no need to worry." ”

Jobs touched the beard on his chin and said to his wife, "Give me the phone." ”

Lauren handed the phone to Jobs for some reason, and Jobs took it and hesitated for a moment before dialing a few numbers.

"Bill, uh-huh... Help me date that kid... Okay, Zack, help me date him. ”

"Okay, okay, I admit, it did surprise me that I just had a malignant tumor on my pancreas. ”

"Of course it's true, it's incredible, how did that old man see it? Even the most advanced CT machines can't be 100% sure. ”

"Hmmm... It shouldn't matter for now. Mount Sinai's Goldman has just said that it should not spread in the short term. ”

"Okay, I'll wait for your news. ”

"It's better to hurry, yes, I can go to Huaxia too, yes, anytime. ”

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"Mr. He, if the conditions are not satisfied, we can talk again... Mr. He!?Mr. He!?" Shen Lijing hadn't finished speaking, but the other party had already hung up the phone.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, when everyone was still immersed in the atmosphere of the New Year, Shen Lijing received a series of bad news.

Since the beginning of the Lunar New Year, six or seven units have cancelled the cooperation intentions and performance contracts that have been reached with Hua Ji Bird, and even the several advertising contracts that have been negotiated are inexplicably yellow.

This period should have been the busiest stage of the company, in addition to CCTV's Lantern Festival Gala to prepare, the Flower Season Bird Beautiful Girl also had to participate in the recording of the Lantern Festival Gala of three or four provincial TV stations. But even these parties have issued notices to the Flower Bird Company one by one, telling Shen Lijing that their program has been canceled.

What's going on? What's going on?

Shen Lijing only felt an invisible hand grip on her, making her breathless.

The most terrible thing is that no matter what relationship she is looking for, she has not been able to save any business, and everyone, without giving her any explanation, nor revealing any news to her.

The bell is ringing, and the phone is ringing again.

Shen Lijing seemed to have a phobia of telephones, and she couldn't help but shudder when she heard the voice, and it rang several times before Shen Lijing picked up the microphone.

"Mr. Shen, I'm sorry, we just received a notice from the customer that Hua Ji Bird doesn't quite fit their product positioning, so don't put this advertisement on it. ”

Hearing the voice coming from the microphone, Shen Lijing's emotions were a little out of control for a while: "Who is it? Who is it? You tell me, who broke our business? Lao Cao, we have been friends for decades, don't you give me this news?"

There was silence on the other side of the phone for a while, Shen Lijing couldn't hold back for a while, and tears burst into tears: "I'm a woman, is it easy for so many years?

The boss of the advertising company on the other side of the phone was silent for a while: "It's really a notice from the customer's side, there is an official letter, don't believe me, I will fax it to you and see it yourself." ”

"However," Lao Cao changed his words and said cautiously, "You should think carefully about who you have offended recently." I don't know the specifics, but it seems that you offended someone who shouldn't be offended during the Spring Festival Gala, and now there is a wind in the industry, saying that your company will be completely blocked, so you can do it yourself. ”

(End of chapter)