How to screen for 6 common cancers

1. Lung cancer

Lung cancer ranks first in both cancer incidence and mortality among men and women in Guangzhou.

2. Colorectal cancer

The incidence of colorectal cancer in Guangzhou has reached 34.3/100,000, which is higher than the national average. It has surpassed liver cancer and ranked second among malignant tumors, becoming the second leading cancer killer among Guangzhou residents. Every day, 7.5 registered residents in Guangzhou are diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

3. Breast cancer

Breast cancer is currently the most common cancer among women in Guangzhou, with an incidence rate of 50/100,000. For every 2,000 women in Guangzhou, one is newly diagnosed with breast cancer every year.

4. Liver cancer

Although the incidence rate of liver cancer ranks behind lung cancer, colorectal cancer and breast cancer in Guangzhou, the mortality rate of liver cancer ranks second only to lung cancer.

5. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

40% of the world's nasopharyngeal cancer occurs in southern China, including Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Fujian and Hainan, which are all high-incidence areas, with the highest incidence in Guangdong.

6. Prostate cancer

Over the past ten years, the incidence rate of prostate cancer in men in Guangzhou has increased from 6/100,000 to 13/100,000, an increase of 117%, which is one of the fastest-increasing cancer types.