'Tumor king' sees a stronger reign

BEIJING - The country has seen a huge jump in pancreatic cancers - deemed the king of malignant tumors - medical experts warned following the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs from the disease.

"For example, 100 new cases emerged in Shanghai each year in the 1980s, but the figure jumped to 500 in the 2010s," said Li Dinggang, director of the oncology department of Beijing Haidian Hospital.

Doctors said although the incidence is lower than some other cancers, including lung cancer and breast cancer, it carries a high death rate and leaves patients a short life ahead.