"I don't think I will eat [koi pla] raw any more," he says. Like millions of people from across the rural northeast of Thailand, his family regularly ate koi pla, a local dish made of raw fish ground with spices and lime. I've never been checked before, so I think I will probably have it [liver cancer] because I've been eating [koi pla] since I was little. The group ticks off a series of high-risk factors: they were over the age of 40, had a history of eating raw fish and had family members with the cancer. "But I cannot accept this answer."When it comes to changing eating habits, health officials are pinning their hopes on the next generation, targeting children with a new school curriculum that use cartoons to teach the risks of eating fish raw.
Thai doctors battle cancer-causing fish dish
"I don't think I will eat (koi pla) raw anymore," he told AFP with resolve. 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. The group ticked off a series of high-risk factors: they were over the age of 40, had a history of eating raw fish and had family members with the cancer. The pungent meal is quick, cheap and tasty, but the fish is also a favourite feast for parasites that can cause a lethal liver cancer killing up to 20,000 Thais annually. KALASIN, Thailand: It was not 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.
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