The most common form of cancer in Singapore is colorectal cancer. It is the most prevalent type of cancer in men and second in women. The death rates speak for themselves: According to National University Cancer Institute Singapore (NUCI), it causes more than 1,865 deaths each year.
The good news is that bowel cancer can be prevented. Dr Tan Wah Siew is a Mount Elizabeth Hospital colorectal and general surgery who explains more about the condition and what we can do to lower our chances of getting it.
Source: Her World
