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Cancer Statistics
 
TEN MOST FREQUENT CANCERS AFFECTING (MEN & WOMEN IN SINGAPORE)

Top 10 cancers affecting Singapore men
Site Ranking No.
Colo-rectum 1 3902
Lung 2 3828
Prostate 3 2169
Liver 4 1700
Stomach 5 1375
Nasopharynx 6 1198
Skin (including melanoma) 7 973
Lymphoma 8 947
Bladder 9 675
Leukaemia 10 674

Top 10 cancers affecting Singapore women

Site Ranking No.
Breast 1 6798
Colo-rectum 2 3375
Lung 3 1868
Corpus Uteri 4 1332
Ovary 5 1327
Cervix Uteri 6 1009
Stomach 7 885
Skin (including melanoma) 8 840
Lymphoma 9 698
Thyroid 10 645

Source:
Singapore Cancer Registry, Interim Report
(Trends In Cancer Incidence In Singapore 2003-2007)

National Disease Registries Report

The Singapore Cancer Registry began in 1968 and publishes 5-yearly reports, providing data and analyses on the nature and patterns of cancer occurrence in Singapore. This is the latest report describing the trends in incidence of cancer, 1968-2002.

Trends in Cancer Incidence in Singapore, 1968-2002

Number of cases and incidence rates of cancer by age, gender and ethnic groups, 1968-2002

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