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Shanghai is China's Number One Cancer City

Categories: East Asia, China, Citizen Media, Health

The cancer rate in Shanghai is 25 percent higher than the national average, over 80 people die from the disease every day, according to the Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The pollution, food and water crisis are likely to be the cause of the increased cancer rates. Shanghaiist [1] has more details.