I hope to win battle against cancer soon, says ex-Google China chief Lee Kai-fu
The 51-year-old former president of Google China was in stable condition after being diagnosed with lymphoma, said Wang Zhaohui, co-founder of Innovation Works, a Beijing-based business incubator and venture capital fund for internet start-ups. Lee had about 20 tumours, mainly in his abdomen area, Wang said.
Lee Kai-fu, founder of Innovation Works, has returned to his birthplace of Taiwan to receive cancer treatment but says he will still take part in meetings by phone.
The 51-year-old former president of Google China was in stable condition after being diagnosed with lymphoma, said Wang Zhaohui, co-founder of Innovation Works, a Beijing-based business incubator and venture capital fund for internet start-ups. Lee had about 20 tumours, mainly in his abdomen area, Wang said.
A doctor said a third of those suffering from cancer die from psychological pressure. I will certainly not be one of those
According to Wang's Sina Weibo microblog, Lee bid farewell to his colleagues on Tuesday in a videoconference and gave an optimistic view of his health: "A doctor said a third of those suffering from cancer die from psychological pressure. I will certainly not be one of those."
During the videoconference, an employee asked him if he would lose his hair after chemotherapy, and he was quoted as saying with a smile, "I have very good hair genes - so bushy - I won't be defeated by chemo that easily. Even if I do become bald, I will get myself a big wig."
Lee was absent from the World Economic Forum in Dalian , where he originally had been scheduled to take part in a discussion session yesterday on "The Entrepreneur of Tomorrow".
Regarding his absence, he wrote on his "Sorry I had to miss it - will try to be there in Switzerland in the winter."
