★ The sequel to the bestseller *Patients Without Borders*. This work features an investigative report on "shidu" families (families who have lost their only child), serves as a Chinese version of "Shūkatsu" (end-of-life planning) notes for cancer patients, and acts as a general guide to cancer treatment in both China and the U.S. It depicts the vulnerability, helplessness, and arduous struggle of humanity against disease—because living itself is always worth it!
★ The predecessor, *Patients Without Borders*, has sold over 100,000 copies! It was the first firsthand survival memoir of a ten-year transnational cancer treatment journey, recording a harrowing process involving two surgeries, five recurrences/metastases, four emergency room visits, and six courses of radiotherapy.
★ This work includes sharing new research on cancer treatment, the importance of exercise and rehabilitation, how to be a "learning patient" and a "project manager-style" patient family member, how families of cancer patients can rebuild their lives, the professional dilemmas and risks doctors face in treating cancer, and how to create an end-of-life checklist.
★ It provides detailed popular science on the common sense of cancer treatment and shares frontline global medical information, serving as a comprehensive and practical handbook for patient treatment and life reconstruction.
★ Beyond being a medical science book rich in knowledge and case studies, this work integrates reflections on medical treatment with the humanistic spirit. With a special focus on the psychological well-being of patients and their families, it is a true record filled with humanistic care.

The sequel to *Patients Without Borders*. Continuing the themes of his previous work, the author further explores the relationship between humans and disease through his personal treatment journey. The author provides updates on the progress of several patient cases that left a deep impression on readers in the first book. At the same time, the author introduces new drugs, methods, and concepts in the medical field, integrating medical treatment with humanistic reflection—particularly concerning the psychological resilience of patients. It is a medical science popularization book rich in both knowledge and case studies.

An All-in-One Handbook for Cancer Treatment:
1. Sharing cutting-edge research in cancer treatment
2. The importance of exercise and rehabilitation therapy
3. How to become a "learning patient" and a "project manager-style" caregiver
4. How family members of cancer patients can rebuild their lives
5. Why the cure rate for doctors with cancer is higher than that of the general population
6. Creating an "End-of-Life Checklist" for a more meaningful life

A Personal Memoir of a Cancer Patient’s 13-Year International Treatment Journey:
1. A female patient with five types of cancer seeks global assistance
2. The "Secret Protocol" for delivering bad news to patients
3. A husband faces cyberbullying for remarrying after his wife died of cancer
4. The truth about "fighting cancer through exercise"
5. How a highly educated patient "killed" himself
6. The ordeal of the cancer-fighting influencer, the "China Southern Airlines Flight Attendant"

Shi Yonggang
Writer and former Editor-in-Chief of *Phoenix Weekly*. He has published numerous works, including *The Last Cavalry*, *Patients Without Borders*, and *Decrypting Phoenix*. Additionally, he has edited and published book series such as *A Pictorial Biography of Soong May-ling*, *A Pictorial Biography of Che Guevara*, and *A Pictorial Biography of Teresa Teng*.

In September 2012, Shi Yonggang was diagnosed with adrenocortical carcinoma. In March 2013, the author traveled to the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, USA, for treatment. Following a protracted eight-year medical journey, he officially ceased all medication in April 2019. In July 2025, he marked five years post-surgery without recurrence, achieving clinical recovery.

After the publication of *Patients Without Borders*, a book documenting his eight-year battle against cancer, many patients reached out to the author through various channels seeking assistance. With Shi Yonggang’s help, within just two years, eight patients with adrenocortical carcinoma traveled to Houston for treatment, and over sixty others secured treatment plans abroad. Hundreds of patients unable to seek treatment overseas were recommended to various domestic hospitals or received international remote consultations.

**1. Language Identification:** Simplified Chinese
**2. Genre Classification:** Non-fiction (Medical Narrative/Journalism)
**3. Translation Strategy:** Temperature ≤ 0.3 (Ensuring factual accuracy and terminological precision)

**Volume I: Survivors** ............. 1
Cancer Recurrence? Three Hospitals in China and the US Provide Three Distinct CT Reports ............. 3
Lao Gu Falls Critically Ill and Takes a Medical Charter Flight to Houston; Dies After Failed Emergency Rescue During an Urgent Stop in Tokyo ............. 12
The Truth About Cancer Risks from CT Scans and Radiotherapy ............. 18
Cancer Survivors ............. 24
Cancer Volunteers ............. 29

**Volume II: The Nanjing Patient with Five Types of Cancer** ............. 37
Female Patient from Nanjing: Diagnosed with Five Types of Cancer over 20 Years, Seeking Global Treatment Solutions ............. 39
Is Cancer Hereditary? ............. 50
Will My Cancer Be Passed On to My Children? ............. 60

**Volume III: The Fully Cost-Free Children’s Cancer Hospital** ............. 69
A Female American Bone Cancer Patient Represents the Hospital That Cured Her, Becoming the First Person with a Prosthetic Limb to Fly into Space ............. 71
Son Cured of Brain Cancer for Free! Father Develops AI Cancer-Fighting Algorithms to Give Back ............. 77
This Chinese-American Doctor Helped Establish China’s Pediatric Leukemia Treatment System ............. 85
How to Seek Medical Treatment at This "Utopian Hospital" That Charges Nothing ............. 88
A Mother Changed US Law After Her Son Died Following the Denial of Unlisted Life-Saving Medication ............. 97

**Volume IV: How a Rare Disease Drug Enters China** ............. 107
Yanli’s Long and Bitter Wait for Mitotane ............. 109
Fifty-Five Years After Launching in Europe and the US, Mitotane Is Finally Approved for Marketing in China ............. 113

**Volume V: My Rehabilitation at the Hospital Where Yao Ming and Liu Xiang Had Surgery** ............. 119
A Prediction from 11 Years Ago: The Fatal Fall ............. 121
My Rehabilitation at the Hospital Where Yao Ming and Liu Xiang Had Surgery ............. 128
Why US Presidents Choose Osteopathic Physicians as White House Doctors ............. 133
The Truth About Exercise in Fighting Cancer ............. 140

**Volume VI: Is Life Really That Good?** ............. 147
Experts in Breaking Bad News ............. 149
He Announced the Deaths of More Than 120 Patients ............. 158
The Secret Rules of Breaking Bad News to Patients ............. 166

**Volume VII: Stories from the Cancer Hospital** ............. 177
Cancer Has a Smell ............. 179
Please Save My Five-Year-Old Son’s Eyes ............. 194
The "Feng Shui" of Cancer Patients ............. 208

**Volume VIII: The Shidu (Bereaved Only-Child Parents)** ............. 221
After Her Only Son Died of Brain Cancer, She Had a Daughter at Age 60 ............. 223
The Mother Who Buried Her Son in the US and Became a Cancer Volunteer ............. 232
How Long Should a Husband Wait to Remarry After His Wife Dies of Cancer? ............. 245

**Volume IX: When Doctors Become Cancer Patients** ............. 255
A "Failed" Doctor ............. 257
After a Male Surgeon Contracted Breast Cancer, He Taught One Last Lesson on Death Before Passing Away ............. 263

**Volume X: Self-Rescue** ............. 279
The "Learning-Type" Patient’s Relative: A Daughter as the Project Manager of Her Mother’s Fight Against Cancer ............. 281
"I Can": The Experiences of a Viral Southern Airlines Flight Attendant Fighting Cancer ............. 298

**Volume XI: Shūkatsu (Ending Life Preparation)** ............. 309
Dying of Pain: Why Cancer Pain Can Be Fatal ............. 311
Can Pain Be Measured? ............. 319
How Doctors Predict How Long a Patient Has Left to Live ............. 328
The "Shūkatsu" Checklist ............. 339

**Postscript: Is Life Really That Good?** ............. 353
**Acknowledgments** ............. 372