Cancer cases rise in Shanghai

cancer_shanghai.jpg Here's something to brighten up your day: Cancer statistics. According to the Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 350 people in every 100,000 in the city have cancer. Cancer constituted the cause of death for 30% of local death cases and has killed 219 out of every 100,000 residents. Males were more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than females. Source: Shanghai Daily

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