The National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) says that cancer cases in Singapore have been increasing over the years and will continue to do so.
In fact, on a daily basis, 39 people are diagnosed with cancer and 15 people are dying from it.
Although Singapore’s healthcare system is deemed one of the best in the world, cancer treatment is not cheap.
The following is a breakdown of an estimated cancer treatment cost in Singapore for the 5 most common cancers – breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, and skin cancer:
Source
The usual process begins with cancer detection through a biopsy, then depending on the stage of cancer, surgery may also be needed.
Afterwards, treatment would begin in the form of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or immunotherapy, which would also cause a variation in the total cost according to the cycles or doses needed.
In Singapore, the median salary $4,534 monthly....