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10 Most Common Cancers in Hong Kong

Both

Rank Site New cases registered Relative frequency Crude incidence rate*

1. Lung Cancer 4,365 16.8% 62.3

2. Colorectum Cancer 4,335 16.7% 61.9

3. Breast Cancer 2,962 11.4% 42.3

4. Liver Cancer 1,832 7.1% 26.2

5. Prostate Cancer 1,484 5.7% 21.2

6. Stomach Cancer 1,078 4.1% 15.4

7. Nasopharynx Cancer 914 3.5% 13.1

8. Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer 811 3.1% 11.6

9. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Cancer 730 2.8% 10.4

10. Corpus Uteri Cancer 667 2.6% 9.5

All Sites 25,977 100% 370.9

Male

Rank Site New cases registered Relative frequency Crude incidence rate*

1. Lung Cancer 2,848 20.8% 86.4

2. Colorectum Cancer 2,405 17.6% 73.0

3. Prostate Cancer 1,484 10.8% 45.0

4. Liver Cancer 1,385 10.1% 42.0

5. Stomach Cancer 682 5.0% 20.7

6. Nasopharynx Cancer 678 5.0% 20.6

7. Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer 412 3.0% 12.5

8. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Cancer 401 2.9% 12.2

9. Oesophagus Cancer 345 2.5% 10.5

10. Lip, Oral cavity and pharynx except nasopharynx 333 2.4% 10.1

All Sites 13,681 100% 415.1

Female

Rank Site New cases registered Relative frequency Crude incidence rate*

1. Breast Cancer 2,945 24.0% 79.4

2. Colorectum Cancer 1,930 15.7% 52.1

3. Lung Cancer 1,517 12.3% 40.9

4. Corpus Uteri Cancer 667 5.4% 18.0

5. Thyroid Cancer 507 4.1% 13.7

6. Ovary Cancer 460 3.7% 12.4

7. Cervix Cancer 453 3.7% 12.2

8. Liver Cancer 447 3.6% 12.1

9. Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer 399 3.2% 10.8

10. Stomach Cancer 396 3.2% 10.7

All Sites 12,296 100% 331.7

Note 1: All rates are expressed per 100,000 persons.

Note 2: Cancers of colon and rectum/anus are grouped together as "Cancer of colorectum".