Well-known entrepreneurs, bigwigs in the IT field, rich people…
Kai-Fu Lee and Steve Jobs have a lot in common, and unfortunately they both suffered from cancer. Kai-Fu Lee suffered from cancer. ‘s lymphoma, and Jobs’ pancreatic tumor. Kai-Fu Lee successfully fought cancer and is still alive today, while Jobs has passed away, which is regrettable.
The same cancer, why the two people’s fate is so different?
1. Kai-Fu Lee: It was only two years from the advanced stage of cancer to the disappearance of the tumor
September 2013 In January, Kai-Fu Lee disappeared for 4 days, and he could not be found by phone or email. On the fifth day, in a video call, the CEO of the innovation workshop told the team members that he had lymphoma cancer, stage 4, with more than 20 tumors in the body.
Recalling that scene, Kai-Fu Lee admitted that he was calm on the surface, but in fact he was very desperate. Although the doctor said that the 4th phase has not reached the end of the mountain, Kaifu Li felt that this was just a comforting word for the patient. At that time, he was disheartened and felt that he would not live for 100 days, so he wrote 4 wills and explained his funeral.
But with his understanding of the condition and the popularization of the information, Kai-Fu Lee slowly corrected his mentality and actively cooperated with the doctor for treatment. After standardized chemotherapy and targeted therapy, on June 30, 2015, Kai-Fu Lee announced the good news of his anti-cancer success on social networks: “No tumor can be seen in the last two examinations”, and he has fully recovered and the tumor has disappeared.
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Second, Jobs: Fighting cancer for 8 years, died of what should have been cured Cancer
is also a business celebrity. In 2003, Jobs was diagnosed with a pancreatic tumor. It is said that the biopsy results were very optimistic at the time, not pancreatic cancer, but a rare pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. The tumor grows slowly and can be cured with modern medical methods.
However, Jobs chose the “wrong way”. He came into contact with Indian Buddhism in India in his early years and believed that dietary therapy could replace the treatment of tumors, so he began to actively search for “therapeutics”, including vegetarian, spiritual Drugs, and even hired a “spiritual medium”. But the tumor did not disappear because of this. After 9 months, the tumor got bigger and bigger, and he had to face the reality of the operation, but it was too late. In 2011, he died of cancer spread.
Third, why are the fates of the two people so different?
1. Different attitudes towards treatment
Before he got sick, Kai-Fu Lee was a person who was strong in everything and often put pressure on himself, Push yourself not to stop. However, after being ill, while standardizing treatment, he decided to calm down and choose to do things with less pressure but more value. He started to read, learned about tumors, adjusted his mentality, forced himself to work and rest regularly, exercise regularly… All these efforts have been well rewarded in the body.
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In contrast to Jobs, he is more emotional and would rather choose to believe in some methods that few people have tried. and methods, and are unwilling to accept the timely treatment of modern medicine. After “home remedies” treatment, the disease that was not difficult to cure was dragged down into a serious disease.
Home remedies belong to alternative medicines in medicine, and generally refer to various methods that claim to cure cancer that have not been verified. A 2017 Yale University study of “home remedies” found that early-stage cancer patients, because they refused standard treatment, completely relied on some alternative treatments for treatment. After five years of follow-up, the results showed that:< The patient's overall five-year mortality rate was 2.5 times higher than that of similar patients receiving standard care.
2.Different nutritional support
During the anti-cancer period, Kai-Fu Lee made great adjustments to his diet. The principle is balanced diet. He specially consulted health experts and learned about various nutritional and delicious energy soups, as well as various dietary combinations.
However, even though Jobs knew he was ill, he did not optimize his diet and nutrition. As a student, he used a extremely monolithic diet, often eating just apples and carrots for a week. Even after the illness and after surgery, he still often only eats fruit and drinks juice. By the late stages of cancer, malnutrition was evident in Jobs.
How important is nutrition for cancer patients? Physician Cong Minghua from Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences said that according to epidemiological surveys, about 20% of patients died directly from malnutrition, and the harm of malnutrition is very great. Malnourished people have reduced immune function. Once infection occurs, it is not easy to control, which may affect the recovery speed of patients and increase the economic burden.
3. The two have different mentalities
No matter before or after the illness, Kai-Fu Lee has always been a joker Man, he believes that a sense of humor is the cure for cancer, and he never forgets to joke with his family and friends even in his hospital bed.
In contrast, Steve Jobs often exhausted himself, pursued perfection in everything, and often quarreled with his partners over trivial matters, leaving himself in a negative mood for a long time.
Mentality also affects anti-cancer treatment? Cell Reports, a sub-journal of Cell, published a research paper that found that long-term stress does not directly harm the body, but it does weaken the function of human immune cells .
The research team found in mouse model experiments that stress and anxiety cause the body to release glucocorticoids, and glucocorticoidsQuality hormones can cause damage to T cells and greatly accelerate the development and spread of cancer cells.
Tumors are complex, and in different individuals, even the same type of tumor, with the same treatment regimen, may have very different outcomes. The long-term survival of cancer friends is not only related to objective factors such as the type and stage of cancer, but also to positive attitudes and optimistic emotions. I also hope that cancer friends will adhere to standardized treatment and avoid detours.
References
[1] “On the psychological level, Jobs is like you and me”. Titanium Media APP.2020.07.14
[2] “Believe. Some methods and methods that few people have tried”. Guangming.com. 2019-03-12
[3] “Nutrition problems in cancer patients should not be underestimated”. Cancer Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. 2021-07- 16