Cancer is the No. 2 Killer in Singapore
1 in 4 Singaporeans dies of cancer
12 people die from cancer every day
24 people are diagnosed with cancer every day**
**42,346 incident cancers diagnosed among the resident population during 2001-2005. Singapore Cancer Registry, Interim Report
Top 10 Cancers (2001-2005)
| Rank |
In Men |
Numbers |
In Women |
Numbers |
| 1 |
Colo-rectum |
3665 |
Breast |
6405 |
| 2 |
Lung |
3657 |
Colo-rectum |
3142 |
| 3 |
Prostate |
1773 |
Lung |
1761 |
| 4 |
Liver |
1660 |
Ovary |
1251 |
| 5 |
Stomach |
1366 |
Corpus Uteri |
1176 |
| 6 |
Nasopharynx |
1163 |
Cervix Uteri |
1001 |
| 7 |
Skin* |
908 |
Stomach |
877 |
| 8 |
Lymphoma |
859 |
Skin* |
798 |
| 9 |
Bladder |
647 |
Thyroid |
647 |
| 10 |
Leukaemia |
603 |
Lymphoma |
619 |
*Include melanoma
Data from Singapore Cancer Registry, 2001-2005, Interim Report
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