Gansu's First National Subcenter for Digestive Diseases Established at Gansu Wuwei Cancer Hospital
Gansu's First National Subcenter for Digestive Diseases Established at Gansu Wuwei Cancer Hospital
Under the warm early summer sun, Gansu gathers its strength as a new chapter in medicine begins. On May 6, the unveiling ceremony of the Wuwei Subcenter of the National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases and the project promotion exchange meeting on the establishment and application of new risk stratification methods and sequential screening strategies for upper gastrointestinal cancer were successfully held at Gansu Wuwei Cancer Hospital. This is the first subcenter of the National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases in Gansu Province, marking that following the recognition of the Department of Gastroenterology at Gansu Wuwei Cancer Hospital as a national key discipline (with a three-year cultivation period), the diagnosis and treatment of digestive diseases in Wuwei has officially entered a new phase of national-level clinical medical research.
Academician Fan Daiming, Chairman of the China Anti-Cancer Association and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Professor Wu Kaichun from Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases; Professor Nie Yongzhan from Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases; Professor Ji Rui, Vice President of the First Hospital of Lanzhou University; Professor Zhou Yongning, Doctoral Supervisor at the First Hospital of Lanzhou University; Professor Sun Liping from the First Hospital of China Medical University; Associate Professor Yan Caiwang from Nanjing Medical University; Professor Zheng Ya from the First Hospital of Lanzhou University; Professor Yang Zhiping from Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases; Professor Gao Xianchun from Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases; Professor Lu Zequn from Wuhan University; Professor Yu Jun from Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases; Professor Wen Zhang from Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases; Comrade Guo Wenjing from Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, along with other renowned experts in the field of digestive diseases; and Yang Lu, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Wuwei Municipal Health Commission, attended the meeting. The hospital's leadership team and representatives of the staff also participated, jointly witnessing the entry of Wuwei's clinical medical research on digestive tumors into a new national-level development stage.
The ceremony was hosted by Nie Peng, Vice President of Gansu Wuwei Cancer Hospital. During the address session, Academician Fan Daiming provided important guidance based on the national strategy for gastrointestinal disease prevention and control, clinical research translation, and the construction of regional cancer early screening systems, pointing the way for the standardized development and high-quality growth of the Wuwei Subcenter. Ye Yancheng, President of Gansu Wuwei Cancer Hospital, stated that the hospital will take the opportunity of building a national-level subcenter, leveraging national platform resources and technical advantages, to strengthen discipline development, deepen clinical research, enhance early cancer screening and treatment, improve the comprehensive diagnosis and treatment system for upper gastrointestinal cancer, and boost the regional capacity for digestive disease diagnosis, treatment, and research translation. Yang Lu, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Wuwei Municipal Health Commission, noted that the establishment of the subcenter in Wuwei will help upgrade the city's digestive disease and cancer prevention and treatment system. By relying on the high-end platform and expert support, it will address regional prevention and treatment gaps, optimize screening and intervention models, protect public health, and promote the high-quality development of healthcare services.
Nie Peng, Vice President of Gansu Wuwei Cancer Hospital, hosting the ceremony
Academician Fan Daiming of the Chinese Academy of Engineering delivering a speech
Yang Lu, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Wuwei Municipal Health Commission, delivering a speech
Ye Yancheng, President of Gansu Wuwei Cancer Hospital, delivering a speech
Subsequently, Academician Fan Daiming, Professor Wu Kaichun, Director Yang Lu, and President Ye Yancheng jointly unveiled the plaque for the Wuwei Subcenter of the National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, marking the official establishment of a national-level clinical medical research platform at Gansu Wuwei Cancer Hospital.
During the academic exchange session, Academician Fan Daiming opened with a lecture titled "New Perspectives on Integrative Medicine," providing high-level guidance from the perspectives of medical innovation and iterative clinical thinking, which sparked deep reflection and resonance among the attending medical professionals. Subsequently, Professor Zhou Yongning from the First Hospital of Lanzhou University delivered a presentation on "Building a Gastric Cancer Prevention and Control System in Wuwei, a High-Incidence Region," systematically elaborating on the practical pathway for establishing a localized, full-chain prevention and control system based on the characteristics of high gastric cancer incidence in the Wuwei region. Professor Sun Liping from the First Hospital of China Medical University shared cutting-edge diagnostic concepts and clinical application experiences in her lecture titled "Practice and Exploration in Gastric Cancer Prevention and Treatment." Professor Ye Yancheng presented a special report entitled "Clinical Report and Research Progress of Heavy Ion Therapy in Wuwei," comprehensively demonstrating the clinical application achievements and research advancements of heavy ion technology in the field of oncology, highlighting the hospital's strong capabilities in precision cancer therapy.
Academician Fan Daiming giving a lecture titled "New Perspectives on Integrative Medicine"
Professor Zhou Yongning sharing his insights on "Building a Gastric Cancer Prevention and Control System in Wuwei, a High-Incidence Region"
Professor Sun Liping giving a lecture titled "Practice and Exploration in Gastric Cancer Prevention and Treatment"
Professor Ye Yancheng delivering a special report on "Clinical Report and Research Progress of Heavy Ion Therapy in Wuwei"
The unveiling and establishment of this national-level clinical medical research subcenter is not only a high recognition by the superior authoritative platform of the hospital's disciplinary strength and the effectiveness of its cancer prevention and treatment efforts, but also an important milestone in the leapfrog development of digestive tumor prevention and treatment in the Hexi region. Going forward, the hospital will leverage the national clinical research system to continue deepening the integrated construction of prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation for digestive tract cancers, promote new models of standardized, precise, and homogenized early cancer screening and treatment, empower high-quality medical services with high-level clinical research, and continuously strengthen the digestive health shield of the Hexi Corridor population.
From the deep cultivation of the "Wuwei Model" to the establishment of a national-level platform, Gansu Wuwei Cancer Hospital has remained committed to its mission: "Detect one cancer early, save one life, and bring happiness to one family," steadfastly advancing along the path of digestive tract cancer prevention and treatment. In the future, this promising land in the Hexi region, carrying the hope of health, will take this national subcenter as a new starting point, bring together cutting-edge expertise, unite efforts, and let the benefits of "prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation" reach more people, writing an even more brilliant chapter for the implementation of the Healthy China strategy in the western region.
