Deadly diet: Thai doctors battle cancer-causing fish dish

Millions of Thais across the rural northeast eat koi pla -- a local dish made of raw fish ground with spices and lime. The pungent meal is quick, cheap and tasty, but it is also a favourite feast for parasites that can cause a lethal liver cancer. - AFP

Kalasin (Thailand) (AFP) - It wasn't 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.

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.