Mongolia's liver cancer crisis: 'No other country has a problem like this'
Linked to spikes in Hepatitis, Mongolia has the highest rate and morality rate of liver cancer worldwide. Linking the initial hepatitis increase of the 70s and 80s to reused syringes and unhygienic dental and surgical procedures, an estimated 400,000 of Mongolia’s 3 million citizens are currently...
Last update: 2017-12-05
Liver Cancer in Mongolia
Interesting article in The Guardian on the prevalence of liver cancer in Mongolia due to high rates of Hepatitis. Apparently cirrhosis and liver cancer causes around 15% of all annual deaths in the country.
Last update: 2017-11-15