The war hero in the fight against cancer

Chinese epidemiologist Qiao Youlin talks about how he went from being an aspiring cavalry soldier to becoming a medical professional lauded for his contributions to society, Wen Chihua from China Features reports.

Inspired by the tales of the Russian Cossack cavalry depicted in Mikhail Sholokhov's epic novel And Quiet Flows the Don, Qiao Youlin grew up wanting to be soldier fighting for a noble cause.

Today, Qiao is widely considered a hero in his field, though he wields not rifles or pistols, but test tubes and petri dishes.