Sip of Death Plagues Cancerous River Villages

(Beijing) -- Cancer is claiming fewer lives these days, and Dr. Wang Shiren says he's been caring for a steadily declining number of patients suffering from gastrointestinal disorders.

Yet a decades-long health calamity continues to grip Huangmengying, a Henan Province community of about 2,500 straddling the Huai River, where Dr. Wang practices and researchers have been monitoring conditions for at least eight years.