{"id":5938,"date":"2023-02-26T09:43:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T01:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healer.tw\/uncategorized\/inner-mongolia-man-finds-new-life-through-proton-therapy-after-post-surgery-lung-cancer-metastasis\/"},"modified":"2023-02-26T09:43:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T01:43:48","slug":"inner-mongolia-man-finds-new-life-through-proton-therapy-after-post-surgery-lung-cancer-metastasis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healer.tw\/en\/medical-information\/inner-mongolia-man-finds-new-life-through-proton-therapy-after-post-surgery-lung-cancer-metastasis\/","title":{"rendered":"Inner Mongolia Man Finds New Life Through Proton Therapy After Post-Surgery Lung Cancer Metastasis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Inner Mongolia Man Finds New Life Through Proton Therapy After Post-Surgery Lung Cancer Metastasis<\/h4>\n
Just when a patient believes they have escaped the threat of death after undergoing difficult surgery, realizing that the disease is still lingering comes as the biggest shock. This situation is often the most agonizing for both the patient and the family supporting them through the ordeal.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mr. Tang (pseudonym), a man in his 50s from Inner Mongolia, was once a typical optimistic nomad of the grasslands, blessed with a bold, clear, resonant voice and a bright, hearty smile. However, after being diagnosed with lung cancer during an examination in February 2016 and undergoing surgical resection, his originally bold and clear voice vanished completely, replaced by a raspy, low-pitched guttural sound that sent his spirits plummeting to rock bottom. Yet troubles came in succession\u2014shortly after, his local doctor delivered another piece of bad news: the tumor site appeared not to have been cleanly excised, posing a risk of further spread and metastasis. Having barely survived the grueling surgery to save his life, Mr. Tang was immediately confronted with the fact that his life remained under threat; this double blow left him deeply despondent, looking utterly crestfallen and frail, which weighed heavily on his worried family.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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After continuous searching for treatment options and consultations, Mr. Tang and his family decided a month later to fly nearly 2,000 kilometers to Taiwan’s Chang Gung Memorial Hospital for a comprehensive examination. Following a series of tests, including a bronchoscopy and CT scans, Dr. Kuo Han-pin from Chang Gung’s Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine evaluated that residual tumor tissue and partial metastasis were indeed present. However, because it had only been a short month since Mr. Tang’s surgery, and his post-operative hoarseness was quite severe, Dr. Kuo proceeded with utmost caution, concluding that chemotherapy combined with proton therapy should be administered first to stabilize his condition in order to achieve the best medical outcome.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In recent years, the development and application of proton therapy in cancer treatment have been rapidly expanding. The Proton and Radiation Therapy Center at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital opened in 2015, making it the largest proton therapy center in Asia. Its biggest difference compared to conventional photon therapy\u2014the radiation therapy currently used by most hospitals\u2014lies in the strong penetrative nature of photon beams, which are more likely to damage normal tissue behind the tumor site. In contrast to traditional radiation therapy using X-rays, proton therapy allows precise energy control, releasing a massive amount of energy at a specific depth while releasing minimal energy along its pathway. Furthermore, charged particles have a fixed depth of penetration, leaving zero radiation beyond the tumor area and drastically reducing damage to healthy surrounding tissue. For patients whose tumors are unsuitable for surgical removal, proton therapy lowers treatment risks, reduces distant radiation dosage, and significantly minimizes side effects, enabling patients to maintain a good quality of life throughout their course of treatment.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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After deciding to receive treatment at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Mr. Tang traveled from Mongolia to Taiwan again in May 2016, undergoing a total of three weeks of chemotherapy and 12 sessions of proton therapy before returning to Inner Mongolia once his condition was confirmed to be stable. Half a year later, he returned to Taiwan’s Chang Gung Memorial Hospital for a follow-up examination. Follow-up CT scans confirmed that there was no tumor recurrence, though an inflammatory reaction was present at the site of the primary tumor. The medical team evaluated that the inflammation was a normal post-proton-therapy reaction and no cause for overconcern. They advised Mr. Tang to pay attention to daily self-care, including eating slowly and chewing thoroughly rather than taking large bites, as well as maintaining regular exercise and continuing his pulmonary medications, after which he would only need to return for routine follow-up checkups at scheduled intervals.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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For patients with relatively advanced lung cancer that has not yet metastasized to distant sites, combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy currently offers the best therapeutic outcomes. Because larger tumors are often accompanied by lung collapse, which severely impacts a patient’s physical condition and quality of life, proton therapy can minimize radiation damage to the remaining lung tissue and preserve maximal lung function. Learning that his cancerous lesions had been successfully cleared left Mr. Tang with a deep appreciation for the precise diagnosis and high-standard care at Taiwan’s Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. Reflecting on his three medical trips to Taiwan, he shared that he was not only impressed by the hospital’s advanced facilities but also felt completely at ease throughout the process. Now, he and his family no longer live under a cloud of worry, thanks to the dedicated efforts of Dr. Kuo Han-pin and the medical team. Moving forward, he will continue regular follow-up checkups and focus on daily self-care in hopes of making a full recovery soon, wishing to sing freely once again on the vast grasslands.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Inner Mongolia Man Finds New Life Through Proton Therapy After Post-Surgery Lung Cancer Metastasis Just when a patient believes they have escaped the threat of death after undergoing difficult surgery, realizing that the disease is still lingering comes as the biggest shock. This situation is often the most agonizing for both the patient and the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[118,119,133],"class_list":["post-5938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-medical-information","tag-118","tag-119","tag-proton-therapy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healer.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healer.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healer.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healer.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healer.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/healer.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healer.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healer.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healer.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healer.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}