Shanghai Sees 10-Fold Rise of Kids with Cancer

We stumbled across this disturbing article in the Shanghai Daily:

"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 ..."

"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."