Commentary: Singapore women shouldn’t put off breast cancer screening

Speaker: Assoc Prof Benita Tan 8 May 2023

Breast cancer incidence in Singapore has more than tripled over the past 50 years, to 74 cases per 100,000 women – one of the highest in Asia. About 2,500 women are diagnosed with breast cancer annually and it is the most common cause of cancer deaths in women. However, Singapore women may be reluctant to go for screening said Assoc Prof Benita Tan from Duke-NUS Medical School and the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at NUS. Assoc Prof Tan is also a Senior Consultant at Sengkang General Hospital.

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