I have a debt of 3 trillion, and my creditors are begging me not to die.

Chapter 218 Conquering Cancer, Praised by the Nation

With enough money, building a hospital in ten days is not a problem.

Two weeks later, the second phase of the Sihai Hospital project was put into use.

At the same time, the Sihai medical team also thoroughly understood the new cancer treatment techniques taught to them by Yang Chen.

Although the system provides a large amount of data to support the possibility and effectiveness of this technology, in reality, volunteers are still needed to conduct clinical trials.

At Yang Chen's request, Sihai Hospital issued a notice.

"Under Mr. Yang Chen's leadership, the Sihai Medical research team has discovered a new method for treating cancer. We have already tested it on animals and successfully controlled the spread of cancer cells. We are now recruiting 100 cancer patients of various types nationwide for clinical trials. As instructed by Mr. Yang Chen, all expenses for volunteers will be borne by Sihai Medical. If the treatment is ineffective, Sihai Medical will provide a one-time compensation of 100 million yuan. Cancer patients who are willing to volunteer, please contact us and let us witness the birth of a miracle together."

Major media outlets rushed to report the news, and Yang Chen and Sihai Medical quickly became trending topics across all platforms.

"After conquering the leukemia problem, now he's going to conquer the cancer problem. Is Mr. Yang trying to be a savior?"

"It's clear that Sihai Medical is very confident in its research results; otherwise, they wouldn't dare to offer such terms: free treatment if cured, and a million yuan if not. I'm sure many patients would sign up."

"I was wondering why Mr. Yang suddenly bought the new campus of Jiangcheng First People's Hospital. It turns out he's conquered the cancer challenge. From now on, Sihai Hospital will become a specialized oncology hospital, which will benefit patients all over the country."

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As netizens commented, the promise of free treatment if cured, and a 100 million yuan compensation if not cured, is too tempting for cancer patients, and Sihai Medical's phone lines have been ringing off the hook.

However, Sihai Medical doesn't accept just anyone; they specifically select patients from poor families and seek out patients with all types of cancer.

Soon, 100 volunteers were selected, and after signing the agreement, they began to receive treatment.

People across the country are waiting for the treatment results, and some cancer patients and their families are leaving messages every day under the announcement of Sihai Medical recruiting volunteers to inquire about the progress.

A week later, Sihai Medical issued a new announcement.

"We've seen many patients and their families following the progress, so we'd like to update everyone on the updates. Currently, all 100 volunteers have received treatment from the Sihai Medical professional medical team. 78 patients' conditions are 100% under control, 12 patients have a 90% control rate, and the remaining 10 patients are not seeing ideal results and are receiving a second round of treatment from the team. We will continue to release updates as there are new developments. Additionally, with the volunteers' consent, we have attached their pre-treatment and current medical reports below for comparison."

Doctors, researchers, patients, family members, and netizens watching the spectacle from all over the country clicked on the attachment to view the details.

Longke Institute of Life Sciences

Dean Li Rende is leading researchers to study word by word the volunteer medical reports released by Sihai Medical.

"They're so clever! How did they come up with the idea of ​​labeling cancer cells as pig cells so that the body's immune system could destroy them?"

"Wow, Yang Chen is a genius! This method makes perfect scientific sense, since humans and pigs share 98% genetic similarity. How come we never thought of this before?"

"If these medical reports are accurate, this could truly be a way to save all cancer patients. I reckon that the 10 patients whose conditions didn't improve will definitely have their conditions under control after receiving a second round of treatment."

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Dean Li Rende nodded in agreement and said, "What is a genius? Yang Chen is a genius. He's simply blessed with natural talent and can succeed in any field. Xiao Zhou, contact Sihai Hospital. We'll go there tomorrow to learn from them. But, never mind, I'll call Yang Chen myself."

The School of Life Sciences had dealt with Yang Chen more than once or twice, and they all understood his temperament.

Li Rende felt that it would be more respectful for them to communicate with Yang Chen personally.

The call connected, and Li Rende said with a smile, "Chairman Yang, I admire you, I admire you so much! Using the NDV-GT virus to infect cancer cells, marking them as pig cells, and activating the human immune system to engulf these marked cancer cells—it's truly a brilliant idea! Chairman Yang, to be honest, I'm very curious about how you conduct your research every day. You're involved in science and technology, and you're also fiercely competing with foreigners, yet you still find time to develop such a brilliant treatment method. We really want to learn from you."

Yang Chen replied with a smile, "It's a bit embarrassing for someone like you, the dean of the Dragon Science Academy, to say something like that."

Li Rende laughed heartily and quickly explained, "No, no, no, I didn't mean to belittle Chairman Yang. I'm genuinely eager to learn from Chairman Yang. I'd like to take my team to Sihai Medical Center tomorrow to observe and learn about their treatment process. I wonder if Chairman Yang would allow that?"

Yang Chen said with a smile, "Of course! We welcome academic and technical exchanges, as long as you don't break the rules of the game."

Li Rende quickly said, "Don't worry, Chairman Yang, we will keep it strictly confidential. We won't just sit there for nothing; once the treatment results are out, we will promote Chairman Yang and Sihai Medical under the name of Longke Academy."

Although Yang Chen is not interested in academicians or Nobel Prizes, he has to admit that ordinary people are still quite superstitious about these things. It is indeed a good thing that Longke Academy is promoting the disease, as it can make patients more convinced that Sihai Medical can really cure cancer.

"Okay! Thank you very much, Dean Li. I'll let the medical team know, you can just come over tomorrow," Yang Chen said with a smile.

Li Rende quickly replied, "Okay, okay, thank you for your generosity, Chairman Yang. I won't bother you any longer, bye."

Although the volunteer's treatment results are not yet available, cancer patients from all over the country have already flocked to Sihai Hospital to register for treatment.

According to authoritative data, China has more than 400 million new cancer patients and more than 240 million deaths every year, with a 5-year survival rate of 40%.

These enormous numbers would be considered a lot even if distributed among hospitals across the country, but now they've all been crammed into Sihai Hospital. You can imagine what the result will be: Sihai Hospital will be overcrowded immediately, and the squares, hotels, and guesthouses around the hospital will be filled with patients and their families.

If it were a fever, a cold, or other non-fatal illness, the hospital could simply refuse to admit the patient. But these were cancer patients, and refusing to admit them was tantamount to taking their lives. In particular, the patients and their families even knelt down and begged Sihai Hospital to accept them, which made it difficult for Sihai Hospital to cope.

Because there were so many patients and their families seeking treatment, the traffic and social order in the surrounding area were seriously affected, and the Jiangcheng City government had to hold a meeting to discuss countermeasures.

Wang Wenkang said, “These are all cancer patients. Everyone has a will to live, and we definitely can't drive them away. Forcibly sending them back to their place of origin would be very inhumane. They might lose a day or two of treatment time, and then they would die. So, I think our approach should be to keep the patients there to wait for treatment, and we absolutely cannot think about driving them away. To put it bluntly, the patients and their families from all over the country have brought a boost to Jiangcheng's economy these past few days. We must seize this opportunity, because there will be a steady stream of patients and their families coming for treatment in the future. When they come, they will need to travel, eat, stay, or spend money, right? This can all increase our GDP. So, we must not drive them away; we must find a way to properly handle them.”

Mayor Huang Zhenhua followed up, saying, "Yes, I think Wen Kang makes a lot of sense. We need to be a city with warmth, and we can't just drive people away indiscriminately for the sake of so-called stability. Wen Kang, call Chairman Yang and ask him about the success rate of this treatment method, and then we'll make a decision."

Wang Wenkang immediately called Yang Chen, told him about the issues being discussed by the municipal government, and asked him to truthfully answer what the cure rate for cancer was for their new plan.

Yang Chen replied confidently, "Currently, the cure rate is as high as 90%. We will continue to improve the treatment plan, and it should be able to approach 100%. According to my calculations, this treatment method requires at least 7 days to show significant effects. If some patients can't even survive 7 days, they definitely won't be cured." Wang Wenkang said, "I understand. If that's the case, then we'll keep all the patients and give them a chance to live. Is that alright?"

“I don’t think it will work. First, the hospital has limited capacity, and second, the medical team needs rest. We will continue to expand our professional medical team with cancer treatment capabilities. The municipal government will also allocate land in the North City, East City, and South City to establish Sihai Hospital branches, diverting patients to these three branches for treatment. If this still exceeds our capacity, then we will have to divert patients to the neighboring Haicheng and Hecheng. Cancer cannot be delayed; the condition changes every day, and no reason can delay the patient’s time,” Yang Chen said.

Wang Wenkang felt that Yang Chen made a lot of sense. They couldn't force all patients to be admitted just to increase GDP. Their condition should be the priority. The sooner they could receive treatment, the different the outcome might be.

Wang Wenkang said, "Chairman Yang makes a lot of sense, so let's do it your way. I'll hang up now, we're still in a meeting here."

Yang Chen hummed in agreement and then hung up the phone.

The Jiangcheng City government quickly came up with a plan: according to Yang Chen's proposal, a plot of land would be allocated from the North City, South City, and East City respectively to build branch hospitals of Sihai Hospital. These three hospitals would only treat cancer patients, giving them as much hope as possible.

The municipal government acted quickly, and the three plots of land were quickly developed. Eight construction teams worked on each plot simultaneously, and the land was completed in just 10 days.

After the hospital was built, the Jiangcheng Municipal Government and Sihai Hospital worked together to divert the patients who were not admitted to the hospital to the other three branch hospitals, where they were treated by other professional teams.

At the same time, the clinical treatment effects and data of the first batch of 100 volunteers have all been determined.

Sihai Medical issued an announcement.

"With the cooperation of 100 volunteers, the Sihai Medical Team completed the clinical trial of the new technology. The condition of 90 volunteers was 100% controlled, including more than ten common cancer types such as lung cancer, breast cancer, and liver cancer. Eight volunteers had a 90% control rate and still require continued treatment. Unfortunately, the remaining two volunteers passed away before receiving a second round of treatment, for which we deeply regret and have already compensated their families with 1 million yuan. Overall, this method appears to be very reliable, efficient, and without side effects. New research findings require long-term follow-up studies to determine if there are any side effects. Therefore, we solemnly reiterate that only patients who can accept the potential unknown side effects should receive treatment; those who cannot accept the potential unknown side effects should voluntarily leave. Thank you for your cooperation. Attached is the complete experimental data of the 100 volunteers; interested readers can take a look."

The entire nation is waiting for this announcement, and netizens are leaving numerous comments.

"90% of patients are completely cured. That's a good cure rate, especially for cancer."

"So, in other words, patients with severe conditions can be cured through multiple treatments, but if they're unlucky enough not to survive until they receive a second or more rounds of treatment, they might die. Is that what you mean?"

"An appendectomy might fail, a cold or fever can be fatal, and a cancer cure rate of over 90% is a miracle."

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Subsequently, the Life Sciences Institute of Longke Academy published a paper introducing the new cancer treatment method of the Sihai Medical Team. The first author was Dean Li Rende, followed by all the academicians of the Life Sciences Institute. This paper is of great value on a global scale.

The paper presents what the academicians saw and heard, which is equivalent to them being witnesses to the 100 volunteers receiving treatment. It endorses Sihai Hospital with the reputation of Longke Academy, completely dispelling the patients' doubts.

Major media outlets immediately followed up with reports.

Longguo Health News: Recently, the "Pig Teammate" therapy, developed by Mr. Yang Chen, Chairman of Sihai Group, and his medical team, successfully cured 90 out of 100 cancer patient volunteers with various types of cancer. Eight other patients achieved a disease control rate exceeding 90%, while two patients passed away because they did not have time for a second round of treatment. Overall, the method has a preliminary cure rate exceeding 90%, making it a true boon for all cancer patients.

Health News: Good news! Mr. Yang Chen, Chairman of Sihai Group, and his Sihai Medical Team have successfully cured 90 out of 100 volunteers by transforming cancer cells into pig cells, which are then eliminated by the human immune system. Eight other volunteers have had their conditions 90% controlled, and two patients died because they did not receive a second round of treatment. It is understood that the team innovatively used the NDV-GT virus to mark cancer cells as pig cells, activating the immune system to eliminate these "pig teammates," thus achieving a cure. We hope that every patient can receive treatment from the Sihai Medical Team in time, and wish everyone a speedy recovery and a continued happy life.

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With extensive media coverage, people all over the country now know that Yang Chen's Sihai Hospital can cure cancer.

Millions of cancer patients from across the country flocked to Wuhan, hoping to receive treatment from a professional team as soon as possible.

With millions of patients and their families, Jiangcheng suddenly saw an influx of over ten million people, making the city, which originally had only over nine million permanent residents, instantly overcrowded.

Although these all contribute to GDP, we simply cannot handle that many patients. The Jiangcheng Municipal Government quickly communicated and negotiated with the governments of Hecheng and Haicheng to build four Sihai Hospitals in each of these two cities, which would be able to accommodate hundreds of thousands of patients.

This is clearly not enough. We need to continue building more hospitals in major cities in different directions to fully accommodate the millions of cancer patients each year.

But a hospital alone isn't enough; a professional treatment team is also needed.

Although Sihai Medical is making efforts to train qualified doctors, it is simply not enough to rely on Sihai Medical alone to train doctors compared to the millions of cancer patients every year.

So, a delegation from the health department came to Jiangcheng and arranged to meet with Yang Chen together with the Jiangcheng Municipal Government.

Health department representative Huang Changlong stated directly, "Thank you to Chairman Yang and the Sihai Medical Team for their research achievements. On behalf of the country and the people, I extend my highest respect to you."

Yang Chen smiled and said, "Let's get straight to the point. There's no need for these formalities."

Huang Changlong smiled and nodded, saying, "Alright, then I'll get straight to the point. Chairman Yang's 'pig teammate' therapy is particularly effective in cancer treatment, but you alone cannot handle the treatment of millions of cancer patients nationwide. However, this is your research achievement, and we can't let you work for nothing. Therefore, we'd like Chairman Yang to share the treatment plan. As compensation, for every patient treated by all cooperating units, 20% of the profits will go to Sihai Medical. This way, we can support the operations of other hospitals, ensure that Mr. Yang and his team profit, and also allow patients to receive timely treatment. What do you think?"

Yang Chen replied, "Of course. But who can guarantee that my research results won't be leaked to foreigners? Everyone knows I'm not very interested in making money domestically; I want to make money from foreigners. But once the technology is leaked, I won't be able to make money from foreigners anymore."

Huang Changlong nodded with a grave expression and said, "Chairman Yang is right. Do you have any good ideas?"

Yang Chen replied, "There's no particularly good solution, but there is a compromise. Each cooperating hospital will form a team, and Sihai Medical will send two experts to lead this team. The core technology will still be in the hands of Sihai Medical's experts, and the cooperating hospital teams will mainly assist. The other conditions will be as Minister Huang just mentioned. What do you think?"

Wang Wenkang immediately agreed, saying, "Yes, I think it's a good idea! This method is very reasonable!"

Huang Changlong nodded and said, "Okay! Let's follow Chairman Yang's method. We will select 3-5 hospitals in each city as soon as possible to cooperate with Sihai Medical. Our health department will endorse them. If any incidents of technology leakage occur, our health department will deal with them seriously and will not tolerate them!"

"Okay, let's get it done as soon as possible. The sooner it's done, the more lives we can save," Yang Chen said.

Huang Changlong nodded and immediately rushed back to take action.

At this time, news that Yang Chen's Sihai Hospital could treat cancer had already spread on the international internet, and people all over the world were focusing on Yang Chen and Sihai Hospital.

(End of this chapter)