Cancer is the No. 1 Killer in Singapore
1 in 4 Singaporeans dies of cancer
12 people die from cancer every day
28 people are diagnosed with cancer every day**
**49,412 incident cancers diagnosed among the resident population during 2005-2009. Singapore Cancer Registry, Interim Report
Top 10 Cancers (2005-2009)
| Rank |
In Men |
Numbers |
In Women |
Numbers |
| 1 |
Colo-rectum |
4262 |
Breast |
7458 |
| 2 |
Lung |
3988 |
Colo-rectum |
3647 |
| 3 |
Prostate |
2669 |
Lung |
1977 |
| 4 |
Liver |
1823 |
Corpus Uteri |
1487 |
| 5 |
Stomach |
1407 |
Ovary |
1405 |
| 6 |
Nasopharynx |
1165 |
Skin (incl. Melanoma) |
1031 |
| 7 |
Skin (incl. Melanoma) |
1159 |
Cervix Uteri |
958 |
| 8 |
Lymphoma |
1083 |
Stomach |
956 |
| 9 |
Kidney & Other Urinary |
753 |
Lymphoma |
758 |
| 10 |
Bladder |
738 |
Thyroid |
735 |
*Include melanoma
Data from Singapore Cancer Registry, 2005-2009, Interim Report
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