KevinMD January 21, 2026
On a recent morning, my mentor, a retired breast cancer surgeon in his 70s, sent me a screenshot from his Apple Watch.
10,208 steps.
7.25 kilometers.
One flight of stairs.
Before lunch.
For him, it was just another day. For me, a younger volunteer and PhD student watching Taiwan age into a super-aged society, it was a quiet masterclass in what prevention really means.
This surgeon, Dr. Lin, is not just any retiree. For more than 40 years, he lived inside operating rooms and tumor boards, fighting breast cancer one patient at a time. He helped introduce advanced imaging and early screening programs in Taiwan, and recently received a national medical contribution award for his efforts in cancer prevention and public health.
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