More than 630,000 cancer patients received treatment under Thailand’s universal healthcare scheme in the 2025 fiscal year, with breast cancer remaining the most common cancer among women and colorectal cancer topping the list among men.
Of the 633,866 cancer patients treated during the fiscal year that ended on Sept 30 last year, 247,608 or 39.1% were were newly diagnosed cases, said Dr Jadej Thammatacharee, secretary-general of the National Health Security Office (NHSO).
