Cancer Statistics - Hong Kong Cancer Fund (HKCF)

Cancer Statistics

Both Gender Female Male

Rank 1
Colorectal Cancer
- New Cases registered
  5,437
- Relative frequency
  17.3%
- Crude incidence rate*
  74.1
Rank 2
Lung Cancer
- New Cases registered
  4,936
- Relative frequency
  15.7%
- Crude incidence rate*
  67.3
Rank 3
Breast Cancer
- New Cases registered
  4,123
- Relative frequency
  13.1%
- Crude incidence rate*
  56.2
Rank 4
Prostate Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,912
- Relative frequency
  6.1%
- Crude incidence rate*
  56.6
Rank 5
Liver Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,810
- Relative frequency
  5.8%
- Crude incidence rate*
  24.7
Rank 6
Stomach Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,224
- Relative frequency
  3.9%
- Crude incidence rate*
  16.7
Rank 7
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,063
- Relative frequency
  3.4%
- Crude incidence rate*
  14.5
Rank 8
Corpus Uteri Cancer
- New Cases registered
  1,050
- Relative frequency
  3.3%
- Crude incidence rate*
  26.5
Rank 9
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer
- New Cases registered
  963
- Relative frequency
  3.1%
- Crude incidence rate*
  13.1
Rank 10
Thyroid Cancer
- New Cases registered
  889
- Relative frequency
  2.8%
- Crude incidence rate*
  12.1
All Sites
- New Cases registered
  31,468
- Relative frequency
  100%
- Crude incidence rate*
  428.9

* Crude rates of incidence and mortality are expressed per 100,000 persons. Rates for gender-specific sites are per 100,000 male or female population.
Source: Hong Kong Cancer Registry, Hospital Authority 2018 (figures from 2016)

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