Nanchang couple runs kitchen for family of cancer patients

Xiong Xianggen and her husband, Wang Zuocheng, are the founders of the "cancer-fighting kitchen." [Photo: provided to China Plus]

With more than 30 stoves (炉子 lúzi) lining a long and narrow alley in the southeastern Chinese city of Nanchang, this makeshift kitchen (厨房 chúfáng) is full of people preparing home-cooked meals for the families of patients (病人 bìngrén) who are receiving treatment (治疗 zhìliáo) at the nearby Jiangxi Cancer Hospital.

The "cancer-fighting kitchen" allows families to cook for loved ones who are fighting cancer at a nearby hospital. [Photo: provided to China Plus]

Due to the high costs (费用 fèiyòng) for the lengthy treatment of their loved ones, many families can't afford extra expenditures, including the cost of purchasing a meal every day. Since many of the hospitalized cancer patients are from outside the city, being able to enjoy a home-cooked meal is also one of their few comforts.

The "cancer-fighting kitchen" allows families to cook for loved ones who are fighting cancer at a nearby hospital. [Photo: provided to China Plus]