Citing widespread and overly aggressive medical practice in treating patients, and physicians' imprudent decisions, a prominent oncologist in China has openly criticized a lack of oversight, non-compliance with well-established guidelines and the misuse of cancer drugs in pursuit of personal financial gain.
In a widely circulated open letter, Zhang Yi, a specialist at the clinical oncology department of Beijing's Peking University No.3 Hospital, said he could not remain quiet anymore after pondering over the past year some of the issues he has witnessed during his daily work as a clinical oncologist