In Depth: Death of Student Raises Concerns over Costly Experimental Treatments

(Beijing) - The death of a university student who had complained about an expensive cancer treatment he received at a military hospital in Beijing has raised concerns about medical facilities exploiting legal loopholes to offer experimental treatments that have not been adequately tested in a bid to fatten their bottom lines.

When a doctor at the Second Hospital of the Beijing Armed Police Corps told them about a new immunotherapy that can control their son's cancer in September 2014, the parents of Wei Zexi said they felt they had a new ray of hope.