Current Affairs New research center maps connection between cancer and environmental pollution
Medical statistics indicate that the Czech Republic’s Plzeň region, in western Bohemia, has the highest rate of colon and kidney cancer in the world. A new research center funded by the European Union will now devote itself to the study of this worrying phenomenon. While environmental factors are sure to play a role, the exact cause of the high cancer rate in the region remains a mystery.
Illustrative photo: European Commission
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