Zhong Nanshan: Guardian of Life

Chapter 31

In an interview with CCTV's "Face to Face" program, the reporter once asked: "For you personally, I think honor is not a problem, and academic status is not a problem, so why are you working so hard?"

Zhong Nanshan replied: "I want to pursue an unknown quantity. This is my biggest motivation."

What Zhong Nanshan always keeps in mind is his bounden duty as a doctor to serve patients. After "SARS", in addition to undertaking various social work and participating in political discussions and making contributions, Zhong Nanshan's work focus is still on professional scientific research.

The research on the pathogenesis and comprehensive prevention and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD for short) has been a subject that Zhong Nanshan has devoted himself to since the 90s.Zhong Nanshan led the collaborative team, with the support of the national "Tenth Five-Year", "Eleventh Five-Year", "Twelfth Five-Year" and "Thirteenth Five-Year" scientific and technological research projects, organized a number of units across the country to carry out joint research on COPD prevention and research, and achieved A series of research results.

After unremitting exploration, Zhong Nanshan and his collaborative team accurately expounded the prevalence of COPD patients in my country, confirmed that biofuels are an important risk factor for the onset of COPD patients in my country, and developed a COPD suitable for national conditions. Community screening technology, established a COPD management system suitable for the use and promotion of grassroots and communities, formulated a stratified and precise comprehensive intervention model for the general population, high-risk groups of COPD, and patients with COPD, and pioneered research Drugs for early intervention and prevention of COPD that are suitable for the national conditions - domestic old drugs carbocisteine ​​and tiotropium bromide.

Zhong Nanshan believes that for the prevention and treatment of COPD, early intervention and early treatment should be carried out just like the prevention and treatment of diabetes and hypertension.At the same time, it is also necessary to find affordable and economical drugs for patients.Zhong Nanshan and his collaborative team found that the domestic cheap expectorant drug carbocisteine ​​can reduce the acute attack of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by 24.5%.This achievement is hard-won. Research teams from 22 medical institutions in [-] cities across China have participated in collaborative research and joint research.Carbocisteine ​​has a remarkable curative effect, new use of old drugs, and low drug prices, which greatly reduces the burden of patients spending money on medical treatment.In [-], Zhong Nanshan published a paper "Research on the Treatment of COPD with Carbocisteine" in the international authoritative journal of clinical medicine "The Lancet", demonstrating this achievement.This paper won the best paper of The Lancet in [-] with the highest votes.

In 40, Zhong Nanshan went to Rome to attend the World Conference on COPD attended by representatives from more than [-] countries.At the meeting, he introduced the prevention, control and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China.After listening to Zhong Nanshan's introduction, representatives from various countries praised the achievements made by Chinese medical researchers in solving the world-class problem of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevention and treatment by means of early intervention of community system engineering.China's leading position in this field of research is obvious to all.Zhong Nanshan publicly suggested internationally that medical institutions in every country should establish an early intervention system for COPD.He also recommends that developing countries develop their own cheap and effective drug markets and produce medicines that are affordable to the general public.His proposal won applause from the audience.

Zhong Nanshan often said: "Scientific research must be grounded, but also grounded. To be grounded is to grasp the international frontier and urgently needed projects in the country, and to be grounded is to solve the practical problems of ordinary people. The research of the ground cannot be grounded, and it cannot relieve the suffering of patients. It will be discounted." That's what he said, and he did the same.Under the appeal and promotion of Zhong Nanshan, after more than ten years of hard work, early intervention for COPD has been promoted throughout the country.The early intervention strategy for COPD advocated by Zhong Nanshan has also played a leading role in the international clinical medical field.

In [-], the COPD research team made another achievement.Zhong Nanshan's research proved that the use of long-acting bronchodilator-tiotropium bromide in early COPD patients in the asymptomatic or mild symptom stage can produce significant clinical effects.The results of this study are of great significance for the early diagnosis and treatment of COPD, and once again opened up a new strategic thinking for the diagnosis and treatment of COPD in the world.Their research results were published in the "New England Journal of Medicine", which caused a sensation in the field of respiratory diseases around the world. This was regarded by Zhong Nanshan as the most satisfying thing after "SARS".

In [-], Zhong Nanshan noticed the increase in the incidence of lung cancer, and began to focus on the promotion of residents' health services for lung cancer screening.

Honors continue to flow to this brave and benevolent doctor who pursues his career persistently and never stops.In 60, Zhong Nanshan was selected as one of the "100 Chinese People who moved China since the founding of New China [-] years ago".In [-], he won the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award and the Achievement Award of the Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Award of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.In [-], he was awarded the "Giant of Respiratory Medicine" by the American Thoracic Society.In [-], at the meeting celebrating the [-]th anniversary of reform and opening up, he was awarded the title of "Pioneer of Reform" as an "important promoter of the construction of the public health emergency response system".

"I have to work..." His words traveled through time and space, echoing and resonating with the words of his old father Zhong Shifan.In public, Zhong Nanshan has mentioned his three pursuits more than once: "The first is to promote the comprehensive construction of the respiratory center. It is very difficult now, and we must find a way to achieve it through everyone's efforts; I have been researching anti-cancer drugs for 26 years, and I hope to make it into reality, and now I have gone through more than half of the journey; third, I hope to make the early diagnosis and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease a national and even a global one. Healing Thoughts."

On the road of medical exploration, Zhong Nanshan overcame obstacles one after another and moved forward persistently.In front of him is a realm of scientific perfection that is infinitely close but never attainable. In this fascinating realm, he is a strong man who is forever young, always possessing courage and strength, and always possessing vigor and vitality.

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