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Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 32:S62-S65 (2002)
© 2002 Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research

An Overview of the Cancer Control Programme in Singapore

Low Cheng Hock+

Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Singapore is a multiracial, multireligious and multicultural society. Today, cancer is the leading cause of death in Singapore and about one in four deaths is from cancer. The Singapore Cancer Registry has been in existence for more than 25 years and its accuracy of data for incidence, distribution, changing patterns, etc., is close to 100%. These statistics revealed that the incidence of cancer is related to the racial distribution of the population. A national concerted cancer control programme is targeted at prevention, early detection and integrated management. Strong laws against smoking and a national vaccination programme against hepatitis are in place.

+ For reprints and all correspondence: Low Cheng Hock, Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433. E-mail: cheng_hock_low@ttsh.com.sg


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