Average of 174 People Dies from Various Cancers Per Day

The nation's cancer-related mortality records show that an average of 174 people dies from various cancers on a daily basis, according to the Year 2003 Current Status Report on Domestic Cancer Patients prepared by the National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC).

In the report, there were 315 thousand cancer patients as determined by the National Health Insurance (NHI) records as of Year 200...