Nasopharyngeal Cancer

Nasopharyngeal cancer is a malignant tumor in the nasopharynx area. Nasopharyngeal cancer is a malignant cancer that is also harmful to health if neglected because it also has become one of the killer diseases in the present.

The highest population of nasopharynx cancer patients

Nasopharyngeal cancer has a significant ethnic differences occur in the yellow race (China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines), and nasopharyngeal cancer is found only slightly in Caucasians. Nasopharyngeal cancer primarily affects the elderly, children and some teenagers and young 30-year-old, generally nasopharyngeal cancer cases will rise sharply in the last 40-60 years after entering the age of 65 years, the risk of this disease will begin to decline.

What are the causes of nasopharyngeal cancer?

1. Epstein-Barr virus infection: The study found the Epstein-Barr virus infection and nasopharyngeal cancers linked directly, patients infected by EB virus will produce a variety of antibodies.

2. environment and food: environmental factors affect nasopharyngeal cancer, consumption of salted fish and pickled vegetables can also trigger excessive risk of nasopharyngeal cancer.

3. Genetic factors: patients with a history of nasopharyngeal cancer in the family, will be at higher risk of developing cancer of the nasopharynx.