In Singapore, about 39 people are diagnosed with cancer every day, 15 people die of cancer every day, and 1 in 4 people may develop cancer in their lifetime.* The good news is, with early detection and treatment, you can have better clinical/management outcomes.
| Men | Age-standardised incidence (%) | Women | Age-standardised incidence (%) |
| Colorectal | 38.2% | Breast | 69.8% |
| Lung | 32.6% | Colorectal | 27.2% |
| Prostate | 31.8% | Lung | 15.4% |
| Liver & intrahepatic bile ducts | 17.7% | Corpus uteri (uterus) | 16.9% |
| Lymphoid neoplasms | 17.8% | Ovary & fallopian tube | 13.1% |
| Non-melanoma skin | 12.3% | Lymphoid neoplasms | 12.3% |
| Stomach | 10.2% | Non-melanoma skin | 8.0% |
| Kidney and other urinary organs** | 9.4% | Thyroid | 10.3% |
| Myeloid neoplasms | 8.1% | Stomach | 6.2% |
| Nasopharynx | 7.5% | Cervix uteri | 7.1% |
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* Singapore Cancer Registry 50th Anniversary Monograph 1968-2017 (2013-2017 mortality data) ** Other urinary refers to renal pelvis, ureter, urethra, etc. |
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