Do you know people who die of stomach cancer, half of them come from the land of China? This fact has been transpired by official news agency Xinhua itself. According to an estimate, about 300,000 die of stomach cancer and about 400,000 new cases with the same disease become known every year.
Men over the age of 50 are more vulnerable to stomach cancer and in the last five years, the percentage of rural women with stomach cancer has reached 25 percent.
Facts put under the light by news agency Xinhua are horrific and make it clear that stomach cancer is fast becoming a common disease among the people in China. Experts hold prickled, smoked foods and cigarettes responsible for this. Actually, in the last few years, we have been observing a spate of fast foods in China that can also be a contributing factor in this. Therefore, Chinese government should put a check on these fast foods and bring in use methods to promote good eating habits.
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Via: Alert Net