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Update Date: 2009/02/16 03:44 Reporter: Zhang Cuifen / Taipei Report
Even renowned doctors who usually take care of patients' health can't always protect themselves when their own health is at risk? At the beginning of the Year of the Ox, the medical community was shocked by several distressing news. Liu Yi, a leading hand surgery expert at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, passed away suddenly the day after his retirement, leaving his colleagues in deep sorrow. Meanwhile, Weng Wenrou, a celebrated dermatologist known as the "beauty doctor" at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, was diagnosed with terminal lung adenocarcinoma, causing heartache and regret among her colleagues and long-time patients.
Liu Yi, the director of the general hand surgery department at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, was skilled in microsurgical reconstruction and limb reattachment. Many famous athletes in Taiwan sought his treatment for hand injuries. Tall and robust, Liu Yi retired on January 15 at the age of 65, but the very next day, he suffered a ruptured aneurysm while on his way to the bank, leading to massive bleeding. Despite emergency medical efforts, he could not be saved.
A staff member at Veterans General Hospital lamented that during a health check-up a year before his retirement, a 5 cm aneurysm was discovered in Liu Yi's heart. He was advised to address it immediately, but Liu insisted on waiting until after retirement to undergo surgery, believing it would minimize disruption to his work. Unfortunately, fate had other plans, and he passed away the day after retiring. Many at Veterans General Hospital felt that life was unjust.
In another case, Weng Wenrou, a popular dermatologist at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital known as the "beauty doctor," was diagnosed with stage IV lung adenocarcinoma just before the Lunar New Year. Born in 1966, she neither smoked nor drank, had no family history of lung cancer, and maintained a healthy lifestyle, favoring fruits and vegetables over fried and fatty foods. She also exercised every morning.
Friends revealed that Weng Wenrou was highly driven. Besides her clinical work, she single-handedly raised her child, pursued a Ph.D., wrote books and articles, and appeared on television programs, often overextending herself. Her body had been signaling distress for some time. She had been coughing for a while, but her chest X-rays showed no abnormalities, and she attributed her body aches to exhaustion.
A doctor explained that lung adenocarcinoma symptoms are often atypical, with no noticeable signs in the early stages. By the time symptoms like coughing, chest pain, blood in sputum, recurrent pneumonia, and weight loss appear, the cancer has often already metastasized. The hospital has now formed a medical team to provide comprehensive treatment.
Having completed two rounds of chemotherapy, Weng Wenrou remains in good spirits. She bravely stated, "I was scared and panicked at first, but now I've accepted it and am preparing for a long battle."
While doctors often remind patients to pay attention to their health, many physicians neglect their own well-being. Several years ago, Liu Mingsong, a former surgeon at National Taiwan University Hospital born in 1972, who was a hepatitis B carrier, passed away just three weeks after being diagnosed with terminal liver cancer. The sudden death of Liu Yi and the cancer diagnosis of Weng Wenrou have sent shockwaves through the medical community, reminding many doctors that health is not something to be taken lightly.
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Famous Doctors Struggle with Health: One Dies Suddenly, One Battles Cancer
Even renowned doctors who usually take care of patients' health can't always protect themselves when their own health is at risk? At the beginning of the Year of the Ox, the medical community was shocked by several distressing news. Liu Yi, a leading hand surgery expert at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, passed away suddenly the day after his retirement, leaving his colleagues in deep sorrow. Meanwhile, Weng Wenrou, a celebrated dermatologist known as the "beauty doctor" at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, was diagnosed with terminal lung adenocarcinoma, causing heartache and regret among her colleagues and long-time patients.
Liu Yi, the director of the general hand surgery department at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, was skilled in microsurgical reconstruction and limb reattachment. Many famous athletes in Taiwan sought his treatment for hand injuries. Tall and robust, Liu Yi retired on January 15 at the age of 65, but the very next day, he suffered a ruptured aneurysm while on his way to the bank, leading to massive bleeding. Despite emergency medical efforts, he could not be saved.
A staff member at Veterans General Hospital lamented that during a health check-up a year before his retirement, a 5 cm aneurysm was discovered in Liu Yi's heart. He was advised to address it immediately, but Liu insisted on waiting until after retirement to undergo surgery, believing it would minimize disruption to his work. Unfortunately, fate had other plans, and he passed away the day after retiring. Many at Veterans General Hospital felt that life was unjust.
In another case, Weng Wenrou, a popular dermatologist at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital known as the "beauty doctor," was diagnosed with stage IV lung adenocarcinoma just before the Lunar New Year. Born in 1966, she neither smoked nor drank, had no family history of lung cancer, and maintained a healthy lifestyle, favoring fruits and vegetables over fried and fatty foods. She also exercised every morning.
Friends revealed that Weng Wenrou was highly driven. Besides her clinical work, she single-handedly raised her child, pursued a Ph.D., wrote books and articles, and appeared on television programs, often overextending herself. Her body had been signaling distress for some time. She had been coughing for a while, but her chest X-rays showed no abnormalities, and she attributed her body aches to exhaustion.
A doctor explained that lung adenocarcinoma symptoms are often atypical, with no noticeable signs in the early stages. By the time symptoms like coughing, chest pain, blood in sputum, recurrent pneumonia, and weight loss appear, the cancer has often already metastasized. The hospital has now formed a medical team to provide comprehensive treatment.
Having completed two rounds of chemotherapy, Weng Wenrou remains in good spirits. She bravely stated, "I was scared and panicked at first, but now I've accepted it and am preparing for a long battle."
While doctors often remind patients to pay attention to their health, many physicians neglect their own well-being. Several years ago, Liu Mingsong, a former surgeon at National Taiwan University Hospital born in 1972, who was a hepatitis B carrier, passed away just three weeks after being diagnosed with terminal liver cancer. The sudden death of Liu Yi and the cancer diagnosis of Weng Wenrou have sent shockwaves through the medical community, reminding many doctors that health is not something to be taken lightly.
Source: http://tw. news. yahoo. com/ article/ url/ d/ a/ 090216/ 4/ 1eiqc. html