Deyang Shifang Shuangsheng Township, Tingjiang Village - China's Cancer Vilages (sitios de interés)
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China Economic Times: 2008 report
This village evaded the earthquake, but couldn’t escape pollution. In 2008, the number of people who died of cancer numbered at 50 to 60 people. Yang Jia was a young person of this village who helped with disaster relief efforts after the Wenchuan earthquake. His mother contracted oral cancer and then committed suicide by imbibing agricultural chemicals.
This village evaded the earthquake, but couldn’t escape pollution. In 2008, the number of people who died of cancer numbered at 50 to 60 people. Yang Jia was a young person of this village who helped with disaster relief efforts after the Wenchuan earthquake. His mother contracted oral cancer and then committed suicide by imbibing agricultural chemicals.