Deadly Thai diet: Doctors battle cancer-causing fish dishAgence France-Presse / 11:27 AM June 28, 2017
This photograph taken on May 20, 2017 shows a farmer chopping fresh fish for lunch in the northeastern Thai province of Khon Kaen. Millions of Thais across the rural northeast regularly eat koi pla — a local dish made of raw fish ground with spices and lime. The pungent meal is quick, cheap and tasty, but it is also a favorite feast for parasites that cause a lethal liver cancer killing up to 20,000 Thais annually. AFP
KALASIN, Thailand — It wasn’t until he got to medical school that Narong Khuntikeo finally discovered what caused the liver cancer that took both of his parents’ lives: their lunch.
Like millions of Thais across the rural northeast, his family regularly ate koi pla — a local dish made of raw fish ground with spices and lime.
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