Mr. Zhao, 65 years old, has been going through a tortuous journey of fighting cancer over the past year. He has traveled to many places seeking medical treatment, with treatment plans being repeatedly adjusted and his condition fluctuating. Just when his treatment seemed to be at a dead end, he met Professor Yang Nong, a specially-appointed expert at Hainan Cancer Hospital. This long and protracted battle against cancer finally had a clear direction.
The disease relapses, causing treatment to become difficult
At the end of 2024, Mr. Zhao sought medical attention due to coughing and fever. Chest CT indicated a lung mass, suggesting lung cancer, accompanied by multiple bilateral pulmonary metastases and lymph node metastasis. He then went to a well-known hospital in Guangzhou for further examination, where a pulmonary embolism was found, and the pulmonary lesion was deemed unresectable.
After returning to Hainan, Mr. Zhao underwent a supraclavicular lymph node biopsy and was diagnosed with metastatic adenocarcinoma. In early 2025, he began chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy. Initially, the lung lesions shrank, but due to significant side effects, the subsequent regimen discontinued chemotherapy.
In September 2025, a follow-up examination revealed an increase in lung lesions and disease progression, prompting a switch to chemotherapy as the systemic treatment. However, the condition still did not achieve satisfactory control after the follow-up examination, leading to another adjustment to targeted therapy.
Frequent changes in treatment plans, relapses in his condition, and side effects from treatment have left Mr. Zhao and his family physically and mentally exhausted.
The "three-step" diagnosis and treatment plan precisely breaks the deadlock
Through a recommendation from a fellow patient, Mr. Zhao learned that Professor Yang Nong, who has extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer, is currently consulting at Hainan Cancer Hospital.
In December 2025, Mr. Zhao walked into Professor Yang Nong's consulting room with his medical records.
Professor Yang Nong carefully reviewed each report and formulated a clear "three-step" diagnosis and treatment strategy based on the patient's condition.
Professor Yang Nong stated that it is of utmost urgency to initiate chemotherapy combined with targeted therapy as the core treatment plan at this stage. At the same time, radiotherapy should be arranged immediately to precisely target key local lesions, which is crucial for controlling the disease. After completing this stage of radiotherapy, systemic treatment should be adjusted to chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy in a timely manner to achieve long-term stable control of the disease.
Regarding Mr. Zhao's long-standing symptoms of hand and foot soreness and fatigue, Professor Yang Nong frankly stated that only through effective treatment to control the progression of the disease can these discomforts be fundamentally alleviated, injecting confidence into his treatment.
"After listening to Professor Yang's analysis, the heavy burden that was weighing on my heart finally lifted," Mr. Zhao said with emotion. "Professor Yang's treatment plan has clear arrangements for every step and scientific basis for every aspect, which finally relieved him of his confusion and clarified the direction for subsequent treatment.".
Currently, Mr. Zhao has commenced treatment according to the plan, and his condition is stabilizing.
Expert Introduction
Yang Nong, Chief Physician, Doctoral Supervisor
Long-term employed experts of Hainan Cancer Hospital and Hainan Chengmei Hospital
He currently serves as Vice President of the Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, the leader of the oncology department, and the head of the "Yang Nong Famous Doctor Clinic" / "Yang Nong Famous Doctor Expert Team Clinic". He is also the chief expert of the National Major Scientific and Technological Special Project, a member of the Lung Cancer Special Committee of the National Tumor Quality Control Center, the director of the Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Cancer, and the director of the Hunan Provincial Respiratory Tumor Clinical Medicine Research Center. He has been dedicated to precision targeted therapy for lung cancer and gastrointestinal tumors, complex recurrent and resistant clinical cases, scientific research, and teaching for nearly 30 years.
He has been honored with the title of "Outstanding Exemplar of National Famous Doctors" in the 6th edition, and has been recommended by patients across the country as "Annual Excellent Doctor" for eight consecutive years, as well as being awarded the title of "First Brain Doctor, Famous Doctor". He has authored national guidelines, boasts over 500,000 followers across the internet, and has achieved over 120 million views in anti-cancer science popularization.
Medical expertise
Specialties: Precision treatment of lung cancer, breakthroughs in difficult-to-treat, recurrent, and drug-resistant cases with brain metastasis; individualized and precise treatment for brain metastases of lung cancer; early diagnosis of lung nodules and lung cancer; personalized comprehensive diagnosis and treatment for solid tumors; clinical trials of the latest immunotherapy/targeted therapy drugs.
With nearly 30 years of experience in precision immunotherapy for lung cancer, he has led nearly 400 phase I-III clinical trials of new anticancer drugs (including national Class 1 new drugs), and is particularly skilled in treating complex cases such as refractory, recurrent, and drug-resistant conditions, as well as brain metastases.
He is also proficient in the comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of multiple cancer types, individualized, and interdisciplinary, covering a wide range of solid tumors (such as stomach, intestine, brain, etc.).
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