Home » Metro » Health and Science
City sees 10-fold increase in children with cancer
By Cai Wenjun |
February 4, 2010, Thursday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
THERE has been a 10-fold increase in the number of children in the city hospitalized for cancer in the past decade, local medical experts said yesterday on the eve of World Cancer Day, whose theme this year is "Cancer can be prevented too."
Leukemia is the city's most prevalent children's cancer, accounting for 30 percent of cases. Cancer is responsible for 10 percent of local children's deaths and is the second leading cause of death, after accidents, for local children between five and 15 years old.
Experts have called for early intervention and prevention of unhealthy diets, second-hand smoking and exposure to toxic chemicals.
Dr Tang Jingyan, director of the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association's pediatric oncology department, said Shanghai only had 30 to 40 children suffering from cancer per year in the late 80s.
"Now there are over 400 new patients a year and over half are from other provinces," she said.
Leukemia is the city's most prevalent children's cancer, accounting for 30 percent of cases. Cancer is responsible for 10 percent of local children's deaths and is the second leading cause of death, after accidents, for local children between five and 15 years old.
Experts have called for early intervention and prevention of unhealthy diets, second-hand smoking and exposure to toxic chemicals.
Dr Tang Jingyan, director of the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association's pediatric oncology department, said Shanghai only had 30 to 40 children suffering from cancer per year in the late 80s.
"Now there are over 400 new patients a year and over half are from other provinces," she said.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
