CHAPTER XVI
(Ask for collections, ask for recommendations, thank you for your support.) )
After finalizing a new R&D plan with Gilbert Gordon, before he left the door of the lab, Li Jie received a call from Lisa Marcos, Michigan.
"Woo...... Bruce ...... "There were sobbs and choked voices coming from the earpiece, and if it weren't for his very good hearing, he could barely hear Lisa calling her name.
"Don't worry, Lisa. Can you calm down and talk slowly, what's going on? ”
Li Jie patiently persuaded for a while before reminding Lisa, who had eased her mood a little, and asked her to tell her why she was so sad.
"Aunt Mary is in a very bad condition, and the doctor says the most conservative estimate - I'm afraid she has only a few months left...... Aunt Maria grew up watching me, and I couldn't bear to ...... her," Lisa said sadly in a staccato voice.
When he received the call, Li Jie more or less guessed that this was the reason. Lisa, who was able to accompany her relatives in Michigan, suddenly called, and she was in such a sad state, most likely related to her seriously ill Aunt Maria. He guessed correctly, Lisa's aunt had stomach cancer. Despite Lisa's family's modest financial situation and Raul Marcos's recent fortune from him, almost sparing no expense for treatment, Maria's condition has always been up and down, and it is clear that she is no longer able to survive.
"They said that my aunt's cancer cells had spread to the brain, and even if Gamma Knife and chemotherapy were treated at the same time, the impact on her would be very severe, and the danger was too great." Lisa wept and cried out to say this, looking a little confused, and seeking comfort from him.
"What was the result of your discussions with your family?" Li Jie asked.
"My mother said that she would consider sending Aunt Maria to the UK, where the success rate of alternative therapy is said to be quite high...... Even if...... Even if there is no way to do it in the end, at least I can make my aunt more comfortable. ”
Lisa's voice was filled with a deep sense of disappointment and sadness, and she clearly didn't have much hope.
The so-called alternative therapy (alternative_medicine) is a combination of meditation, hypnotherapy, homeopathy, massage therapy, aromatherapy, vitamin therapy, etc., which also includes traditional herbal medicine and acupuncture. Originating in the United Kingdom, cancer patients have been seeking alternative therapies to complement medical treatment, although these may not cure cancer, but can help them relax and better cope with the stresses and serious illnesses of life, at least in the last days of life.
Of course, there are also successful cases, which has led to more people choosing to believe in alternative treatments. Every year in the United States, many millionaires fly to Europe on private planes, willing to spend a lot of money on alternative treatments.
"Actually, Lisa, if you can believe me, can send Aunt Maria to my lab in Los Angeles, where we've had some breakthroughs in the fight against cancer lately." In fact, if you spend some effort and transform into a secondary demon physique like Gilbert Gordon today through bloodline parasitism, all existing human diseases will no longer pose a threat, but this is too heavy a burden for Li Jie, whose strength is far from recovering now.
Every bloodline parasitism is a weakening of the body, and it takes a lot of time to recover. If it weren't for a human like Gilbert, who is of great practical value, he wouldn't have done it easily. Then again, there aren't too many humans willing to accept transformation into demons.
"Is this true? Bruce, you're saying your company has hope of curing Aunt Maria? From the other end of the microphone came Lisa's raised voice, apparently forgetting to cry in surprise.
"So far, I'm afraid there is no cure, but I promise that it will be more peaceful and reliable than the existing treatment, at least so that my aunt can hold on relatively calmly until a new treatment appears." Li Jie replied calmly.
"I don't know...... Bruce...... I want to ask my mom about them. Lisa had apparently lost her assertion, and her voice had become much quieter, presumably running to discuss with her mother.
Li Jie didn't lie to her, he has arranged a corresponding R&D team for most of the current diseases in human society. Cancer, a disease that has plagued mankind for more than a century, will not be spared, and the Sleipnier laboratory has a department dedicated to the research and development of anti-cancer treatments.
Throughout the history of the development of human society, it is simply an encyclopedia of diseases with many disasters and difficulties. As early as the 11th century B.C., malaria, leprosy, tuberculosis, smallpox, plague, diphtheria, cholera, the Spanish flu, to the present AIDS, h5n1, saRs, h7n9, every outbreak of major diseases has been accompanied by astronomical deaths. For example, the bubonic plague (also known as the Black Death), which began with the first pandemic in 542 AD, continued to take human life until the 19th century and was not brought under control until the second half of the 20th century. Even today, the Black Death remains one of the most important infectious diseases in the world. Over the years, at least nearly 300 million people around the world have died under this terrible disease, and in the event of a massive outbreak, it can be said that the whole of Europe is shrouded in black clouds and shivering.
This situation has not improved much today, when the self-proclaimed civilization is highly developed. At least so far, there has not been a single official medical book that has been able to cover all human diseases, because there are always many diseases that have not been fully studied.
The most frightening thing is that human beings have found that as infectious diseases are gradually controlled, the harm of non-communicable diseases has increased, including tumors, coronary heart disease, cerebral hemorrhage, etc.
According to a report published by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is part of the World Health Organization, there will be 16.5 million new cancer cases worldwide in a single year in 2016, and the number of deaths may exceed 10 million. According to conservative estimates, the total number of people diagnosed with cancer has exceeded 100 million, and while tens of millions of people die every year, this total is still further expanding!
What are the so-called successful cancer cases in the vast majority of the industry? The answer given by the American Cancer Society and the American University Oncology and Hematology Department is that any cancer patient who can live 5 more years after treatment can be considered successful in fighting cancer. At the same time, both institutions frankly pointed out that "even if a cancer patient does not receive any treatment, it may last for 7 to 10 years." ”
This fully illustrates the weakness and powerlessness of human beings in the face of cancer.
In Li Jie's view, the so-called anti-cancer drugs and anti-cancer treatments are not so much a means of treatment as a means of making money, and more like a income-generating industry. It is estimated that cancer treatment makes $600 billion a year worldwide! Among them, the United States alone earns $120 billion a year! Then these treatment institutions can also calmly tell those patients who have spent countless money: Look, it's not that we don't do our best, cancer may not be cured, and you should have been mentally prepared for this.
Those who receive traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy are often ravaged by cancer at an advanced stage, and sometimes even their families do not recognize them. However, what brought them was disappointment again and again, and the doctor shook his head again and again and sighed: "Uh...... The situation is not optimistic, I'm afraid we still have to strengthen your chemotherapy radiation. ”
Chemotherapy kills cancer cells in the body that multiply rapidly. However, at the same time, it also kills the rapid growth of healthy cells in the bone marrow and gastrointestinal tract, and seriously affects the function of internal organs. In the early stages of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, tumors do tend to shrink in size. However, the effect of such treatment is not directly proportional to the duration of treatment. The time of chemotherapy and radiotherapy is increasing day by day, but the tumor is still wanton in the patient's body. When too many toxic substances accumulate in the body due to long-term chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the defense ability of the immune system will be greatly reduced or even completely collapsed. Therefore, a small infection or complication is enough to kill a cancer patient.
The evil thing about all of this is that those damned doctors know that this trick won't work at all, but they still push you to a place of no return! For the greedy, medicine is about money, not the health of patients, and in the end it is only those who are fooled.
I have to say, Master Mephisto thinks that these guys even robbed the devil of his job.
An interesting statistic is telling, of course, this data is not accessible to ordinary people, but it is natural for these research institutes and laboratories under Li Kit to see that in the United States, more than 1,000 doctors who treat cancer are diagnosed with cancer every year, but less than 10% of these people choose to accept the treatment plan they give their patients.
In contrast, alternative therapies may not be very effective, but they can at least ensure your quality of life for the rest of your life. While those who receive alternative therapies may eventually be able to escape the clutches of the disease, most of them are able to reunite with their families in their dying years, and some may even be able to stay awake and recognize their family members.
So, if it weren't for some breakthroughs in this area from Corona, the alternative treatment would indeed be suitable for the current Maria.
On the other end of the phone, Lisa and her family called to ask Flower after a long discussion, although the legal counsel of the Corona Company had no direct contact with the major laboratories, but he could see the clues from various documents, and it was clear that some results had been achieved. The most important thing is that he has completed the transformation, and he has a kind of blind trust in Li Jie, and understands that Li Jie will not be a person without a purpose.
"We've asked Aunt Maria, she's willing to go to your lab for treatment, Bruce." After some lengthy discussions, Lisa replied with some trepidation. "There are still some formalities to be done...... Possible...... It takes a little time. ”
For such a patient, there are naturally many procedures for hospital discharge, and Michigan is in the northern part of the United States, which is still relatively far away from the Splinier Laboratory in Los Angeles.
"You don't have to worry about this, I will arrange a special plane and a treatment team to pick you up." Li Jie replied decisively that these things were not worth his waste of energy and time.