In a World Health Organization study of cancer rates among various races and nationalities, the Chinese ranked right around the top in incidence ratios for nasopharyngeal, liver, esophageal, and cervical cancers.
根據世界衛生組織，針對癌症所做各個國家、種族罹患率及死亡率的比較（生命統計），鼻咽癌、肝癌、食道癌、子宮頸癌等項目，中國人都「盤踞」在排行榜的前幾位。