Deadly diet: Thai doctors battle cancer-causing fish dish

[Article] Raw riverfish ground with spices and a dash of lime juice is a coveted culinary treat in Thailand's northeast. The pungent meal is quick, cheap and tasty, but it is also a favourite feast for parasites that cause a lethal liver cancer killing up to 20,000 Thais annually.

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Raw, chopped up riverfish mixed with spices -- this is Koi Pla, a beloved dish from Thailand's rural Isaan region.The meal is cheap, quick and tasty. But there's a catch.The fish is often infected with parasites that cause a lethal liver cancer called Cholangiocarcinoma.Thailand's northeast now has the...
This article was published Monday, 17 July, 2017 by AFP (291 words)
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