Top 5 cancers that affect women in Singapore

Every year in Singapore, over 2000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer, with over 400 deaths from the disease. It’s common symptoms are:

1. Persistent lump or thickening in breast
2. Change in size or shape of breast
3. Change in colour of breast

*All info taken from SingHealth and Singapore Cancer Society

Colon and rectum cancer is the second most common cancer affecting women in Singapore. It’s common symptoms are:

1. Persistent diarrhoea or constipation
2. Blood in stools or rectal bleeding
3. Abdominal discomfort

*All info taken from NUH and SingHealth
 

From 2014 – 2018, 7.5% of all cancer incidences in Singaporean women were lung cancer. It’s common symptoms are:

1. Persistent cough
2. Shortness of breath
3. Chest pains and infections

*All info taken from SingHealth and Singapore Cancer Society
 

Uterus cancer is the fourth most common cancer affecting women of all ages in Singapore. It’s common symptoms are:

1. Unusual vagina bleeding
2. Changes in vaginal discharge
3. Pelvic pain

*All info taken from SingHealth
 

Lymphoid cancer accounted for 5.1% of all cancer cases affecting women in Singapore from 2016 to 2020. It’s common symptoms are:

1. Unusual vagina bleeding
2. Changes in vaginal discharge
3. Pelvic pain

*All info taken from SingHealth and Singapore Cancer Registry Annual Report 2020