Chapter 125: The American Cancer Conference (1)

Chapter 125: The American Cancer Conference (1)

Young-Joon received a text message from Song Ji-Hyun on the way out of the Nobel Prize review debate.

[Theres a place that sells Swedish food near the Rostanga Lake. Do you want to go together?]

He was leaving in a few days. Young-Joon came to Sweden to see Kakeguni and attend other scientists lectures, but looking back, he barely had time to look around as he did experiments, made a new technology, and published a paper here.

[Sure.]

Young-Joon sent a reply. The review debate happened to have just ended. He drove to Rostanga Lake. He had arrived when the evening sunset was still lingering on the lake's surface. Song Ji-Hyun had already ordered a dish and was waiting at the restaurant; it was a traditional Swedish dish made with pickled herrings as the main component.

Professor Forsberg recommended this restaurant, Song Ji-Hyun said.

Really?

Yes. He told me about it when I went with Professor Marcus to analyze immune cell activity in his blood, she replied.

Actually, Forsberg pestered Song Ji-Hyun about her and Young-Joons relationship, saying that it was natural for young, charming, and passionate scientists to fall in love as they studied together. Then, Forsberg recommended this restaurant to her in a playful voice; he told her to spend time with Young-Joon and not spend all their time working here.

Song Ji-Hyun did not tell Young-Joon about this backstory.

I found out after coming here that Nordic food has a bit of a hearty taste to it, said Young-Joon.

Song Ji-Hyun nodded.

Since cooking methods have developed for stored food because of the cold and barren environment.

Do you know surstromming?

Fermented herring?

Song Ji-Hyun frowned like it was painful to even think about.

It is a Swedish food, but apparently its also pretty controversial here because of its reputation.

I heard its like fermented stingray.

Should we order it? Young-Joon asked.

Lets not take on anything we cant handle.

Horrified, Song Ji-Hyun stopped him. She didnt want to have a conversation with him in this good atmosphere while smelling like fermented herring.

Okay, Young-Joon replied.

Actually, he didnt bring up surstromming because he wanted to eat it.

I am curious.

Rosaline, who was walking around near the table, said.

You make surstromming by sealing salted herring into a can without sterilization. As fermentation progresses, it becomes naturally sterilized as oxygen decreases and carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and carboxylic acid products increase. However, those gasses are released when it is opened. That is what causes the stench.

...

Arent you curious about a powerful gas mixture that can sterilize microorganisms?

Not here. Go look at it in the kitchen.

Hmph. There arent any open cans in the kitchen.

Rosaline climbed down from the chair, complaining.

As they continued with their meal, Song Ji-Hyun said, But I like that Swedish food has a lot of food with fish, potatoes, and beans.

Do you like them?

No. Actually Im on a vegetarian diet.

Really?

Young-Joon tilted his head in puzzlement as it was unexpected.

I remember you enjoying the steak before.

It hasnt been long.

But why, all of a sudden? Is it for your health?

No.Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

Then, is it for animal rights?

Its because of food production efficiency. They say that twenty times more land resources are consumed to produce meat compared to grain production.

Apparently.

But hes probably done with if hyperprogression occurred. But why am I not hearing anything when the master of Europes medicine has fallen?

Apparently, he didnt die, Benter replied.

But hyperprogression occurred? And if you look at the published date, the tumor is probably in the kilograms right now.

This isnt for sure, but apparently Doctor Ryu treated him.

...

There were goosebumps on Davids head.

He cured what?

Doctor Ryu cured the tumor undergoing hyperprogression in an eighty-eight-year-old elderly patient who had end-stage lung cancer

Wait, I know Doctor Ryu has done unexplainable things before, but this is He got rid of end-stage cancer in a young kid, and now he got rid of lung cancer in an elderly patient who is almost ninety? Hyperprogression?

Its still just a rumor. But apparently, Doctor Ryu wrote that in the paper and published it in Science. Apparently, Samuel dances when he comes to work now.

Wait. Doctor Ryu is building A-Bios Cancer Lab beside the National Cancer Institute, right? How is that going?

Its almost done.

Then, do you think hes going to work on it more at the National Cancer Institute and commercialize that technology?

Theres a good possibility he will.

Damn it. We have a small share of that cancer lab, right?

We got a little on the condition of giving up chimeric immunotherapy, Conson & Colsons future livelihood.

What a relief. I contemplated it at the time, but I guess that was the best I could do. Maybe a world where we are free from cancer will really come.

David let out a sigh of relief.

Wait. Director Benter, if Doctor Ryu cured Forsberg Is he in Sweden right now?

Probably. I heard that he went to judge Kakeguni and Oliver.

Shit Are you saying that he ripped apart the immune checkpoint inhibitor in Olivers face as Jamie Anderson was watching?

Arent you excited for the next cancer conference?

... Lets bring some popcorn.

* * *

It was the first week of October. Young-Joon attended the Nobel Prize ceremony. The professors chose the final candidate and sent a letter to the King of Sweden. Now, it was obvious that Kakeguni was going to receive the award, since they didnt have to worry about Jamie Anderson thanks to Science publishing the paper first.

Kakeguni received all the votes. It was as Young-Joon predicted.

Professor Hariet read the award letter.

Your Majesty, and ladies and gentlemen. The Royal Karolinska Institute is very pleased to have selected Doctor Kakeguni, a pioneer in immunology and currently the most distinguished scientist in the field. Although his work for this prize is only a part of his research, Doctor Kakeguni has led advances in medicine for the past few decades. As such, by discovering the mechanism by which immune cells migrate to the tumor, he marked an important milestone in the upcoming era of cancer immunotherapy. The indirect activation of immune cells using dendritic cells has also shown powerful therapeutic effects

SInce it was the Nobel Prize, the letter itself took more than ten minutes.

The A-Bio and A-Gen scientists who used their time off and were still in Sweden were in the hall. They had come to see it as it was a public event and anyone could attend.

Young-Joon heard the announcement with Song Ji-Hyun and the other employees.

However, something shocking happened after Kakeguni received the award. Suddenly, King Hubertus of Sweden grabbed the mic.

In the final stages of selecting the Nobel Prize recipient, there was the birth of a new technology based on Doctor Kakegunis dendritic cell-bypass immunity promotion method. It hasnt been published as a paper yet, but Doctor Forsberg here, a lifetime member of the academy, destroyed end-stage lung cancer thanks to that technology, he said. The faculty committee of the Karolinska Institute told me that the invention of this new technology was extremely important in the process of selecting the Nobel Prize recipient. And I heard that Doctor Ryu Young-Joon conducted the key research in developing this technology.

...

The Swedish Monarch and the Karolinska Institute evaluated the possibility of co-awarding the Nobel Prize. However, there are rules such as the Nobel Prize being awarded with a focus on the base research, and only candidates registered in the previous year being able to be selected as co-recipients.

Everyone turned to look at Young-Joon as he was brought up.

Hubertus said, We thought about an unusual way to change the rules, but we were concerned that receiving the award like that right now could reduce the value of the Nobel Prize that Doctor Ryu may receive in the future. This is because the authority and the value of the Nobel Prize will only shine if it is difficult to receive. For this reason, despite the infinite appreciation of the Swedish monarch, it is difficult under the current law to award the Nobel Prize to Doctor Ryu. In response, the Swedish monarch has looked for other ways.

Young-Joon was baffled at the unexpected turn of events. All the scientists and dignitaries in the hall were already focused on Young-Joon. The reporters were done taking pictures of Kakeguni and were focusing on getting pictures of the king and Young-Joon.

What are they going to do?

Staring directly at Young-Joon, who was baffled, Hubertus said, In recognition of saving the life of Doctor Forsberg, the greatest doctor and scientist in this generation, and for reporting the adverse effects of new and existing treatments, the Swedish monarch has decided to award Doctor Ryu the Seraphim medal, the greatest honor of the Swedish monarch, and the title of duke. At the same time, Doctor Ryu Young-Joon is an honorary citizen of Sweden from now on, and the Swedish monarch and the government promise to do our best to protect Doctor Ryus rights in the country.

1. a popular Korean BBQ meat made of marinated or salted pork skin

2. a breed of cattle native to Korea that is very expensive