On the afternoon of November 26, 2015, the “anticancer warrior” ceremony of Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou was held in the conference room of ninth floor. Patients from Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, etc participated in the ceremony with their families. Three of Indonesian anticancer warriors shared their anticancer experience and spread anticancer energy.

Director He presented awards for anticancer warriors

Lung cancer patient MR THANAST SAMRUALHANT, right lung adenocarcinoma patient PHAN VICTOR PANGALELA, liver cancer patient SUNANDR and parotid gland cancer patient MCOWEN BUDIMAN TJAKRAATMAJA were rated as “anticancer warriors in November”. The director of nursing department He Liangqiong presented “anticancer warrior” certificates, nourishment and flowers for them to cite their positive spirit and courage to fight against cancer. Meanwhile, the videos of their interviews were broadcasted, and they were invited to share their experience to encourage other cancer patients.

Right lung adenocarcinoma patient PHAN VICTOR PANGALELA came to Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou for treatment because he got ineffective treatment in Singapore. Via minimally invasive therapy, his tumor has shrunk obviously and is in stable condition now. When he talked about his experience, he said, “Cancer is not equal to death. We have to fight against it positively, so we can defeat it.”

PHAN VICTOR PANGALELA and his family

And then, the staff in Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou, patients and their families watched an interesting video, which presented funny plot and beautiful pictures, making the ceremony come into the climax. A patient was so excited and said, “Although we come from different countries, this activity bands us up with each other. We share experience and happy things, and make efforts to fight against cancer together. Cancer is not horrible anymore.”

Director He expressed that the aim of this monthly “anticancer warrior” ceremony is to spread anticancer energy for cancer patients and encourage them to fight positively.

It is reported that, as a hospital accredited by JCI (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization), Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou offer good and advanced treatment technology to patients, additionally pay attention to patient-oriented service. MCHG focuses on the concept of “happy and positive treatment”, so many activities are held regularly for cancer patients, such as anticancer warrior ceremony, travelling, shopping etc, which provide happy environment for patients to take treatment and improve their health.

*Surgery, in addition to the appropriate chemotherapy and radiotherapy, are effective in treating early cancer, but certain patients in late stage of cancer may not be tolerate surgery well as they can be relatively weak. A combination of carefully planned minimally invasive therapy, chemotherapy or radiotherapy can effectively reduce the side effects and discomfort of treatment and may help patient get better efficacy.