A wise woman understands how to navigate her own joys and sorrows, accepting life's gains and losses with grace.
But many women often find that it takes a battle with cancer to heal their souls.
Professor Jiang Zefei once mentioned in a Sohu Health class that charismatic women embody both physical beauty and inner beauty, along with having a healthy body and mindset. Among these qualities, emotional management is particularly important for women and can be considered a lifelong subject.
Some women with breast cancer, despite being tormented by pain, continue to exude charm and resilience, calmly seeking help. On the other hand, there are also women whose illnesses are not severe but who constantly complain, often coming across as sharp-tongued. This difference reflects varying approaches to emotional management among women.
From a physician's perspective, Professor Jiang Zefei hopes that female patients can face their diseases and life with a smile. He wishes for women to be loved in their youth, cherished in middle age, and become kind and respected elderly ladies in old age. He encourages women to embrace each stage of life with grace, remaining lovable at every age. Even as they grow older and may experience osteoporosis, less straight backs, and changes in physical appearance, their inner beauty should remain intact. The charm and allure at different stages of life are unique in their own way.
On the question of whether preventing breast cancer or early detection is more important, Professor Jiang Zefei believes that both are equally crucial. Early screening and diagnosis should provide relatively individualized screening plans for people with different levels of risk. For high-risk individuals, such as those with a known family history of breast cancer or a history of atypical hyperplasia of the breast, regular examinations are recommended, with a frequency of twice a year. For healthy women, screenings every two years are sufficient. It is also advised to conduct dynamic and continuous monitoring in relatively fixed, reputable institutions. Additionally, the examination methods should be personalized based on the age of the women.
Regarding how to evaluate whether the treatment effects are sufficient, Professor Jiang Zefei notes that the understanding of breast cancer treatment is continuously evolving. We should aim to allow each therapy to play its optimal role at different stages of treatment. Breast cancer treatment is undoubtedly a long-term process, and doctors must consider how to plan for the patient's resources—financial, physical, and otherwise—over the coming decades when immediate curative results are not achievable. This approach enables effective comprehensive management throughout the entire course of treatment, ensuring that the treatment outcomes are indeed adequate.
