title: Pathology of the 5 most common cancers in Singapore.
abstract: Cancers in Singapore are on the rise in recent years. The five most frequent cancers in Singapore are lung, stomach, liver, colo-rectum and nasopharynx in males, and breast, uterine cervix, stomach, lung and colo-rectum in females. This article briefly reviews the pathology of these common cancers with emphasis on local patterns and recent developments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, National University of Singapore.
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Chong
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology