CANCER remains the second-most deadly disease in Shanghai even though the disease has been growing at a slower pace, according to the Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Four out of 1,000 locals are diagnosed with cancer annually, with an average 162 new cases detected in the city every day, according to the latest figure provided by the center. Men account for 53.3 percent of the new cases.

About 36,000 locals die of cancer every year, with the number of men as high as 60 percent. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease is the top killer in the city.