New Cancer Treatments and Big Problems
新型癌症治療與重大問題
Introduction
Doctors met in Chicago in 2026. They talked about new medicines for cancer and the problems in hospitals.
醫生於 2026 年在芝加哥會面。他們討論了癌症新藥以及醫院內的問題。
Main Body
Doctors have new medicines. One drug helps people with pancreatic cancer live longer. Other new drugs help the body fight cancer cells. Some doctors also have new blood tests to find cancer early.
醫生現在有新藥。其中一種藥物能幫助胰臟癌患者延長壽命。其他新藥則幫助身體對抗癌細胞。部分醫生還擁有新的血液檢測方法，能早期發現癌症。
But these new medicines cost a lot of money. Many patients have debts because of the price. Also, the government stopped giving money to some science researchers.
但這些新藥價格昂貴。許多患者因藥價而背負債務。此外，政府停止了對部分科學研究人員的資助。
In the future, there will not be enough doctors and nurses. More old people get cancer, but there are not enough workers to help them.
未來將會缺乏醫生與護士。更多高齡者患上癌症，但卻不夠人力來照顧他們。
Conclusion
New medicines help people live longer, but high costs and a lack of workers are big problems.
新藥幫助人們延長壽命，但高昂成本與人力缺乏是重大問題。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Quantity' Word-Pair
In the text, we see two ways to talk about 'how much' or 'how many' things we have. For A2, you need to know the difference between Enough and Lack.
1. ENOUGH (The 'Good' Amount) When we have the right amount of something, we use enough.
- Example: "There are not enough workers."
- Meaning: We need 10 people, but we only have 5. (Not enough!)
2. LACK (The 'Missing' Amount) Lack is a word for when something is missing. It is like saying "zero" or "very little."
- Example: "...a lack of workers."
- Meaning: The workers are gone or missing.
🛠 Quick Pattern Shift
See how the meaning stays the same but the word changes:
- There are not enough doctors. There is a lack of doctors.
- We don't have enough money. There is a lack of money.
Tip: Use Enough with "not" to describe a problem. Use Lack as a name for the problem itself.