Standing above the boy is his father. The boy sits in the lap of another uncle who was kind of in the driver's seat regarding this young man's medical care because he had some education whereas the father had none. There is an entire category of herbal medicines in the Chinese pharmacopia that treat cancer. Of course there are many different types of cancer, many locations, and many different causal agents. All of these need to be taken into account to arrive at a therapy that is safe and effective.
Some doctors are like that.
However, certainly, this young man gave me something to think about.