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China Times 2007.09.22
Jiang Zhaozhong / Taipei Report
"Only six months left, prepare for the funeral arrangements"! Even celebrities have faced bluntness from doctors. Yesterday, at a medical conference, Stanley Yen, president of The Landis Taipei, shared that his father-in-law was diagnosed with terminal cancer and was told by a doctor, "Only six months left, prepare for the funeral arrangements." This made him feel that the doctor was incredibly rude and direct.
Fortunately, Yen did not give up and continued to seek more compassionate doctors. As a result, his father-in-law lived an additional five years.
The Huang Da-Fu Medical Education Promotion Foundation held a workshop titled "From Medical Students to Medical Practitioners" yesterday, where Yen was invited to share his "painful personal experience."
Yen believes the difference lies in "dedication." Nowadays, doctors review medical records but fail to truly see the patient. Exams can identify top test-takers but cannot measure whether someone has the compassion to be a doctor. He also recounted an experience where a relative was hospitalized, and when he sought a second opinion from the doctor, the doctor became upset and immediately issued a discharge order, refusing to continue treatment. Yen emphasized that patients entrust their lives to doctors with complete trust, and doctors should ask themselves if they possess the ability to truly move and care for their patients.
Huang Da-Fu mentioned that Yen's father-in-law was in the late stages of prostate cancer, with the cancer cells spreading to the liver and causing severe jaundice. Most doctors would opt for expensive medications, but he used an inexpensive, often overlooked female hormone to suppress the male hormone driving the prostate cancer. The jaundice disappeared within one to two weeks.
Huang Da-Fu stated that Taiwan's current medical education places too much emphasis on technical skills while neglecting the most basic care and concern for patients. He also cited an example where a corporation and a medical center planned to spend a large sum of money building a proton therapy center. However, this move is more about publicity than actual impact, as proton therapy can treat very few conditions. If medical resources could be more effectively allocated to patients in need in Taiwan, it would be far more meaningful.
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Yan Changshou Criticizes Doctors for Reviewing Records, Not Patients
Jiang Zhaozhong / Taipei Report
"Only six months left, prepare for the funeral arrangements"! Even celebrities have faced bluntness from doctors. Yesterday, at a medical conference, Stanley Yen, president of The Landis Taipei, shared that his father-in-law was diagnosed with terminal cancer and was told by a doctor, "Only six months left, prepare for the funeral arrangements." This made him feel that the doctor was incredibly rude and direct.
Fortunately, Yen did not give up and continued to seek more compassionate doctors. As a result, his father-in-law lived an additional five years.
The Huang Da-Fu Medical Education Promotion Foundation held a workshop titled "From Medical Students to Medical Practitioners" yesterday, where Yen was invited to share his "painful personal experience."
Yen believes the difference lies in "dedication." Nowadays, doctors review medical records but fail to truly see the patient. Exams can identify top test-takers but cannot measure whether someone has the compassion to be a doctor. He also recounted an experience where a relative was hospitalized, and when he sought a second opinion from the doctor, the doctor became upset and immediately issued a discharge order, refusing to continue treatment. Yen emphasized that patients entrust their lives to doctors with complete trust, and doctors should ask themselves if they possess the ability to truly move and care for their patients.
Huang Da-Fu mentioned that Yen's father-in-law was in the late stages of prostate cancer, with the cancer cells spreading to the liver and causing severe jaundice. Most doctors would opt for expensive medications, but he used an inexpensive, often overlooked female hormone to suppress the male hormone driving the prostate cancer. The jaundice disappeared within one to two weeks.
Huang Da-Fu stated that Taiwan's current medical education places too much emphasis on technical skills while neglecting the most basic care and concern for patients. He also cited an example where a corporation and a medical center planned to spend a large sum of money building a proton therapy center. However, this move is more about publicity than actual impact, as proton therapy can treat very few conditions. If medical resources could be more effectively allocated to patients in need in Taiwan, it would be far more meaningful.
Source: http:/ / tech. chinatimes. com/ 2……1703+112007092200383,00. html