Dedicated doctor honored for six decades of service

Pioneering lung cancer specialist sees helping patients as her greatest reward

Liao Meilin has witnessed and directly contributed to the rapid development of lung cancer treatments in China over the past six decades.

The 84-year-old doctor, one of the most reputable experts in her field, said there is no greater reward than having seen lung cancer - once a near-certain death sentence in China - become more like a chronic disease.