‘Cancer Villages’ in China Acknowledged by Regime

‘Cancer Villages’ in China Acknowledged by Regime
A woman washes a duck which she is preparing for Lunar New Year dinner in Zisiqiao village in China's eastern Zhejiang Province on Feb. 8, 2013. Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
By Jack Phillips, Breaking News Reporter
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A woman washes a duck which she is preparing for Lunar New Year dinner in Zisiqiao village in China's eastern Zhejiang Province on Feb. 8, 2013. (Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images)
A woman washes a duck which she is preparing for Lunar New Year dinner in Zisiqiao village in China's eastern Zhejiang Province on Feb. 8, 2013. Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images

The Chinese regime for the first time admitted the existence of so-called “cancer villages”—areas near factories and polluted waterways where cancer rates have increased to startlingly high levels.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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