China's Cancer Vilages

Jiangnan Times: 2004 report
Due to its proximity to an agricultural chemical plant and two chemical factories, this village saw 20 people die of cancer (primarily lung cancer and esophageal cancer) between 2001-2004. Because the air and water were polluted, villagers would cover their mouths with a moist towel while sleeping. Ducks were raised not by the waterside, but rather in pig pens.

China Business Report: 2008 report

After receiving heavy pollution from the Julong chemical factory, 100 villagers died of cancer between 2001-2006 (mainly esophageal cancer and lung cancer). Villagers would eat liver tablets every day. Villagers brought a lawsuit against the chemical factory, but each person would only receive a RMB 70 subsidy.

China Environmental News: 2004 report

Due to the pollution of the drainage network, treatments for malignancies at the regional hospital began to increase in 1997. 71% of those treated came from southeast village townships that were fairly economically developed.

China Environmental News: 2004 report

Due to the pollution of the drainage network, treatments for malignancies at the regional hospital began to increase in 1997. 71% of those treated came from southeast village townships that were fairly economically developed.

Jiangnan Metropolis Paper: 2004 report

When a chemical factory’s polluted water flowed into rice paddies, the paddies’ seedlings were all blackened. In 2004, in 80 households, nearly 20 people contracted cancer. Laryngeal cancer and lung cancer were the main types of cancer.

People’s Daily: 2006 report

Six limekilns near the village emitted fine coal ash throughout the year, leading to a decrease in production for over 100 acres of food provision fields. Even when it rained, the tops of leaves would retain a layer of white ash. In recent years, over 60 household groups had over 10 people die of cancer.

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.

Xi’An Evening News: 2004 report

For 14 years (1990-2004), over 100 people died of cancer in Shenqiu’s Huangmengying village, accounting for nearly half of all total deaths. Cancer developed as a result of industry on the waterfront, and uncontrolled discharge of sewage was caused by heavy water pollution. In all of Shenqiu County, 21 townships were contaminated. Villagers had to use credit to buy purified water.

Legal Daily: 2001 report

A large amount of mining wastewater flowed into Shangba village. The “village of fish and rice,” saw its arable land take on a brownish-red color. Reports say an increasing number of villagers are contracting skin disease, liver disease and cancer. As for ducks, the fastest death happens within 4 to 5 hours, and the slowest occurs within 3 to 4 days

Changjiang Industry Paper: 2006 report

Within 3 years, a village of 3,000 had over 100 people die of cancer. Among those, most were laborers between their thirties and fifties, in the prime of their lives. Villagers blame the nearby polluted river.

Democracy and Law: 2004 report

Due to unprocessed industrial waste water discharged into Tuo River, the level of nitrosoamine is over 30 times of national standard. The village used to be a “longevity village”. In recent year, about 5 people died of cancer each year on average.

Guangzhou Daily: 2007 report

Severe water pollution resulted in 10 people dying of cancer within the past 5 years. Fishes and shrimps in the river are almost distinct. The water can’t be used for irrigation.

Southern Weekend: 2002 report

A small paper making factory that thrived since 1980s discharged industrial waste water to the Wei River, turning the hundreds of miles of water to be black as ink. Within four years, 79 people died of cancer.

Law Daily: 2001 report

Massive amount of waste water flowed into Shangba Village and Xiaozhen Village as a result of mining. Once a village dubbed as “the home of fish and rice”, arable land turned to brown red. As of the article was written, an increasing number of residents contracted skin diseases, liver diseases and cancers. Ducks would die within 4-5 hours after rowing in the water by the fastest or 3-4 days later.

Xinmin Evening News: 2004 report

Since 1970s, there was a surge of number of cancer patients in the area. According to statistics in the 1980s, occurrence rate of esophageal cancer and stomach cancer is 20 times of national average.

Law and Life: 2007 report

Near 20,000 residents at 8 natural villages by the banks of Ci River suffered from water pollution as waste water seeped into the river. In some areas, underground water stinks. Some villages saw near half of the deceased people caused by cancer.

Science News: 2009 report

In the past 5 years, the small village with less than 700 populations discovered 10 cancer patients. These 10 households live close to each other. The farthest distance among two households is less than 100 meters. The furnace plant is suspected to be the source of pollution.

People’s Daily Online: 2001 report

It’s a famous “cancer village”. In recent years 66 people have died of cancer. Local water is yellow as “cow’s urine”, and was called by the residents as “lethal water”.

China News Network: 2008 report

The water carried from the wells can be lit up using a lighter. It is the location where Japanese armies threw bombs. No living plants have survived here for near 10 years, and it’s speculated to be so due to poisonous gas bomb.

Changsha Politics & Law Channel: 2006 report

Within two decades, among 285 village residents, 29 died one after another, mostly due to lung cancer and gallbladder cancer. Villagers suspected the well water was polluted by fertilizers.

Hainan Daily: 2008 report

Ying Ge Hai New Village saw 118 people died of cancer within a decade. Provincial health bureau and center for disease prevention and control were reported to be highly attentive to the news.

Hainan Economic News: 2008 report

The lung cancer death rate in the village is 9 times of that in high occurrence areas in China. The drinking water of local residents have been polluted to different extent.

Beijing Youth Weekly: report

Since 1974, a total of 58 people died in this village group. Among them, 29 died of cancer. Only 1 person died due to natural mortality. According to samples obtained by environmental volunteers, experts including Lin Jingxing from China Geological Scientific Institution discovered that local soil, and flours and vegetables produced there were all contaminated by highly toxic elements.

Xi’an Evening News: 2003 report

Between the 12 years (1991-2003), 46 people in the village died of cancer. Before a bunch of factories were built in 1991, only one or two people were diagnosed with cancer every 2-3 years.

Daily Business News: 2004 report

About 80% of people in the village died of cancer. A conservative estimation of the waste water discharged by 26 chemical plants on a daily basis was above 2,000 tons.

Chongqing Morning News, CCTV’s Economy Half Hour: 2007 report

In 2006, over 90 people died in the town, while one –third of them suffered from cancer. The average age of deceased people was 42.8, while the youngest was 4 year old. According to Dr. Wang, these cancer records were verified by hospitals above provincial levels, and such massive scale of cancer patients must has something to do with water pollution.

Xinmin Weekly: 2006 report

Based on hospital’s verification, the death rate of cancer cases was 70.9%. Investigations found that source of cancer was tracked to poisonous water pollution with radiation from Baotou Steel. Local land couldn’t grow crops due to waste water pollution. Over ten years, 77 people died of cancer.

China Quality: 2009 report

Over 200 people suffered from cancer within 5 year. Investigations reveal near 100 chemical factories operated day and night around the village, which was engulfed by black smog, waste water, stink smell and noise.

China Quality: 2009 report

Over 200 people suffered from cancer within 5 years. Investigations reveal near 100 chemical factories operated day and night around the village, which was engulfed by black smog, waste water, stink smell and noise.

Chongqing Daily: 2006 report

Since 2003, near 20 people died of cancer among the entire village of 500 population. Possible death causes remain unknown

There are over 3000 residents in Hang Ji Village, where over 20 people died of cancer, primarily liver cancer in recent years.

China Youth Daily: 2009 report

In the past 7-8 years, there were 57 cancer patients found in Xin Gang village through initial investigation. Their average death age was between 50 to 60 year old.

People’s Daily: 2004 report

The mercury level in the drinking water is 3 times above standard, and has claimed lives of over 45 people over a decade. More than 20 people became retarded as a result. It is one of the renowned “cancer villages” in China.

In 2007, some media published an incomplete list of deceased people in Xia Dian village: in less than 10 years, 30 villagers died of cancer or leukemia, at the age of 55-60 on average.
In July the same year, Da Chang County Environmental Protection Bureau chief admitted that low-level underground water has been polluted to different extent.

Within in 10 years, a total of 1,838 residents died of cancer among the 8 villages. The death rate was 9.7% each year, far above national average. In 2005, death rate went up to 12.2%, while people mostly died between the age of 45 to 70. Each year, the town suffered from economic loss of over RMB10million as a result of soil pollutions.

Since 2001, among 500 village residents, 17 were diagnosed with cancer and 14 have died mostly of lung cancer, liver cancer and leukemia.

Last updated: 2009
The Kui River that runs through Su Zhou City in Anhui Province has white foams and emits smells. Farmers were forced to give up growing rice due to pollution, and could only grow corn and beans. On average 10 people died of cancer each year, among the village of about 1,000 total populations.

Last updated: 2009

There were over 20 types of toxic pollutants in the river that far exceeds standards. Hundreds of thousands of lands were completely abandoned, while over 10 “cancer villages” emerged. Since 1980s, Ming Kou Township, Dai village has been seeing about 4-5 young people dying of liver cancer and esophageal cancer each year.

Last updated: 2009

Since 1992, there have been 26 chemical factories set up in Nan Yang Township, forcing creatures in the river to the brink of distinction. Within several years, over 70 people died of cancer. Among the dead residents, 80% were dying of cancer, 10 times higher than the provincial average rate.

Last updated: 2009

County health administration attributed high occurrence rate of cancer to excessive fertilizer in water and food. Within 13 years, near 40 people contracted cancer. Each year, at least 3 die of cancer in this village of 1400 people in total. Over 90% of people with cancer are over 50.

Xinhua Net: 2009 report

Since 1970s, the lung cancer occurrence rate in the village is 6.5% near 1000 times of global average rate.

Last Updated: 2009

Through ages, farmers and live stocks from this area share the same source of drinking water. The place has higher occurrence rate of infection of digestive diseases. Over 10 people die of such disease each year.

http://npc.people.com.cn/GB/14997/4285011.html

Last Updated : 2009

Within 2 years, a dozen villagers die of cancer. People suspect local water has been polluted, despite that this village doesn’t have any type of industrial pollution.

http://hn.rednet.cn/c/2008/10/17/1614074.htm

Last Updated : 2009

This village only has a total population of 70-80. But over 10 people have died of cancer in recent years. Nearly each family has relatives who die of cancer, and patients tend to be younger.

http://www.sonew.net/news/article/article.asp?Doc_id=I3JZY172XS200510170931014JWPU

Last Updated : 2009

In recent years, over 20 people in the village have contracted cancer, mostly liver cancer and esophageal cancer. Water tests indicate excessive permanganate and ammonia nitrogen indexes.

Last Updated: 2009

This is a village with near 70 household and 300 populations and used to be a rich village. In the past decade, over 20 people died of cancer for reasons unknown.

http://jxjj.vnet.cn/vnet/news/jj/2006-12-18/1166412064d85433.html

China Consumer News: 2003 report

The village is surrounded by gas companies and chemical factories. Between 1999 to 2003, over 24 people died of cancer, which is over one-third of the village’s total population.

Last Updated : 2009

Since 1970s, the environment near the Bai Long village has deteriorated as numerous chemical factories were built near the area. Over 60 people died of various types of cancer, and the place became a “cancer village” where no family would::text like to marry their daughters with local villagers. The village changed its name to Jiang Ting Village afterwards.

http://finance.ifeng.com/news/hgjj/20090514/657807.shtml