多年前,一位德高望重的骨科医师,同时也是我的导师——查理,被发现胃部有个肿块。经手术探查证实是胰腺癌。该手术的主刀医生是美国国内同行中的佼佼者,并且,他正巧发明了一种针对此类胰腺癌的手术流程,可以将患者生存率从5%提高至15%(尽管生活质量依然较低下)。查理却丝毫不为所动。他第二天就出院回家,停了自己的诊所,并自此再也没迈进医院一步。他将所有时间和精力都放在家庭生 Years ago, a respected orthopedic surgeon and my mentor, Charlie, was found to have a lump in the stomach. Surgical exploration confirmed that pancreatic cancer. The chief surgeon for this procedure is a leader in the United States and he happens to have invented a surgical procedure for this type of pancreatic cancer that will increase patient survival from 5% to 15% (although quality of life is still low under). Charlie is unmoved. He was discharged home the next day, stopped his clinic and never stepped into hospital again. He devoted all his time and energy to family life