GUANGZHOU: The number of people suffering from lung cancer has grown by 111.85 percent in the past two decades in Guangdong Province, according to a survey.

Commenting on the study carried out by the national anti-cancer association, Professor Wang Siyu of a hospital affiliated to Sun Yat-sun University, said liver cancer was most prevalent in the province, followed by lung cancer.

He said the rapid growth of people suffering from lung cancer was due to smoking and air pollution.