Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) Nasopharyngeal cancer
February 10, 2025 Word for Word Media
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Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) is a rare head and neck cancer that occurs in the nasopharnx (space behind the nasal passages, above the soft palate). This is the area where the adenoids (glands) are in childhood. NPC often starts in the space near to the Eustachian tube (passageway that connects the middle ear to the throat) opening into the postnasal space.

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SYMPTOMS AND RISK FACTORS Common: A lateral neck swelling, usually in the upper third of the neck. The swelling…

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2025 Big C Survivor's Guide - How is it diagnosed? Nasopharyngeal cancer – How is it diagnosed?
December 1, 2024 Word for Word Media
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Nasopharyngeal cancerĀ is a rare head and neck cancer. The nasopharynx is the top part of the throat behind the nose. The type of cells from which cancer can develop in this area are surface lining cells (squamous epithelium) causing squamous cell carcinoma. Symptoms A blocked, painful or ringing ear is usually the earliest sign, and a blocked nose usually on one side progressing to both sides, sometimes with nose bleeds is another common symptom.Ā  Sometimes there are no symptoms other than a neck lump which indicates that the cancer has already spread to lymph nodes.Ā  If the disease is…

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Head and Neck Cancer Briony Alexander – Living with the after-effects
December 1, 2024 Word for Word Media
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Although Briony Alexander hasĀ been in remission for 29 yearsĀ from nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC),Ā itā€™s still an ongoing challenge asĀ she lives with the after-effects ofĀ the cancer treatment every day.

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What is NPC? Nasopharyngeal cancer is a rare head and neck cancer. The nasopharynx is the top part of the throat behind the nose. The type of cells from which cancer can develop in this area are surface lining cells causing squamous cell carcinoma. There seems to be a bimodal age distribution for…

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Head and Neck Cancer What is nasopharyngeal cancer?
September 30, 2024 Word for Word Media
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Dr Mark Torres-Holmes educates us on nasopharyngeal cancer, a rare head and neck cancer.

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The nasopharynx is the top part of the throat behind the nose and though rare in SA, cancers can originate there. The type of cells from which cancer can develop in this area are surface lining cells (squamous epithelium) causing squamous cell carcinoma.Ā  There are many risk factors including smoking; the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV); having ancestry in South East Asia, North Africa, or the Arctic; havingĀ a family…

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