I have always been attracted to graphics because they are intuitive and allow us to understand any concept in a more direct way compared with other types of explanations. During my university studies, I was particularly fascinated by Kaplan-Meier survival curves: the survival rate displayed on the ordinate axis, the time displayed on the abscissa axis, and the characteristic lines lying in the middle with their stepped appearance that seemed to bend downward too laconically and inevitably. Nowadays in my everyday practice, I often find myself drawing this type of curve when I try to explain to patients the need for a specific treatment, especially when I see them disoriented and confused. Drawing on paper to explain what I am talking about is a good way to demonstrate a practical point to those patients sitting in front of me.

我一直被图形所吸引，因为它们很直观，与其他类型的解释相比，它们能让我们以更直接的方式理解任何概念。在大学学习期间，我对 Kaplan-Meier 生存曲线特别着迷：纵坐标显示生存率，横坐标显示时间，中间的特征线呈阶梯状向下弯曲过于简洁和不可避免。如今，在我的日常实践中，当我试图向患者解释特定治疗的必要性时，我经常发现自己画出这种曲线，尤其是当我看到他们迷失方向和困惑时。画在纸上解释我在说什么是向坐在我面前的患者展示实际观点的好方法。