Over the past 30 years, China’s lung cancer and breast cancer mortality rates have risen sharply, up 465% and 96%, respectively. By 2025, China will likely have one million lung cancer patients, leading the world in number of sufferers.
Lung cancer has replaced liver cancer as the leading cause of death from malignant tumors in China, currently accounting for 22.7% of all malignant tumor deaths.
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Not surprising given the govt's lack of interest in educating the populace - and protecting its citizenry - with PS campaigns via all available media, raising taxes on cigarette sales, and enforcing non-smoking "laws". Why? Because the govt is making BIG-TIME short-term money on tobacco whilst people are dying, thanks to cheap smokes. But who cares about people dying in China? Reduces overpopulation, right? And given there is no universal health care system in place, it doesn't matter how many people die from smoking, pollution and cancer. It ain't gonna break the bank.
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