CANCER DISEASES
CAUSE - DIAGNOSIS AND HEALING
( 31 TYPES OF CANCER IN HUMANS that you MUST KNOW )
NASOPHARYNX CANCER
The highest population of nasopharyngeal
cancer patients
Nasopharyngeal cancer has a significant
ethnic differences occur in the yellow race ( China
, Indonesia , Malaysia , Thailand
, Vietnam , Philippines
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 , salted and pickled fish consumption can
also lead to excess 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 .
What are the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal
cancer ?
1 . Epistaxis bleeding in one nostril is
one of the early symptoms of cancer of the nasopharynx .
2 . Nasal congestion : when the tumor is
small , stuffy nose will feel lighter , but increasingly growing size of the
tumor in the nose , then congestion will worsen .
3 . Tinnitus , hearing loss , ipsilateral
tumors can cause tinnitus , popping ears or hearing loss is accompanied by ear
effusion .
4 . Headache : a headache in the morning
that his position is not fixed ,
5 . Lump in the neck : although only a
small proportion of patients with nasopharyngeal cancer who experienced a
deployment to the neck , but the spread will increase rapidly , soft lumps will
harden slowly , but its development shows little activity .
6 . Cranial nerve symptoms : numbness in
areas other than the face , shaded double vision , blurred vision , ptosis (
eyelid down ) , strabismus , and hypoesthesia in the throat , palate numbness ,
difficulty swallowing , hoarseness , and tongue oblique and others .
Examination of what can be done to detect
nasopharyngeal cancer ?
1 . Examination of the anterior nasal
endoscopy
2 . Nasopharyngoscopy
3 . Fiber nasopharyngoscopy
4 . Biopsy neck
5 . Aspiration / removal of tissue using a
fine needle
6 . Examination of the blood lab to
determine the Epstein-Barr virus serology
7 . Lateral radiographs in the nasopharynx
, or CT scan of the base of the skull
8 . Ultrasound examination
9 . Examination magnetic resonance
What are the treatment of nasopharyngeal
cancer among others ?
Currently , the treatment of nasopharyngeal
cancer include surgery , radiotherapy , chemotherapy and traditional Chinese
medicine consumption , symptomatic treatment is combined into the combined
treatment . For early-stage nasopharyngeal cancer that has not spread of this
virus , the most effective treatment is surgery , patients who underwent
surgery for nasopharyngeal cancer that has not spread , survival survive more
than 5 years has reached more than 80 % , after surgery do patients have to
undergo chemotherapy , the consumption of Chinese herbs or medicine can also be
combined to prevent recurrence .
Along with the rapid development of modern
medical technology , minimally invasive treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer can
gradually replace traditional treatment methods which bring many adverse
effects such as injuries are minimal , slight bleeding , can reduce the level
of suffering of patients , and to improve the quality of life of patients and
the method of minimally invasive is the preferred method of many cancer
patients .
Care what to do after surgery ?
1 . Maintain a balanced diet , so that
could be a source of good endurance for patients , multiply the consumption of
major vegetable fresh, fruit , foods that contain high protein , high calorie ,
and avoid food that is baked, fried and preserved foods .
2 . Maintaining health is not too tired ,
do not do the job heavy laden , late nights , excessive exercise , recovering
patients should keep the nasal cavity and oral hygiene with frequent rinsing ,
washing the nasal cavity , and teeth pulled within 1 year .
3 . Keeping psychological condition
The family should provide entertainment ,
explanations , attention , support , encouragement and meeting the needs of
patients so pasienpun have an optimistic attitude in the day today .
Any other support that can help the patient ?
Various kinds of treatment for
nasopharyngeal carcinoma cancer , chemotherapy is the preferred treatment for
nasopharyngeal carcinoma cancer patients , but if the patient's physical
condition weakened , would be difficult to receive a chemotherapy drug that
brings greater toxicity , thus making the difficult acceptance of anti - cancer
treatment . Experts Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou suggests that immunization
can be beneficial biological immune usefulness and complications in the treatment
of chemotherapy , the protection of white blood cells , platelets , hemoglobin
when chemotherapy , while when an increase in white blood cells , and may
protect your bone marrow function . Thus , blood cancer nasopharyngeal
carcinoma patients can quickly return to normal , because of the smoothness of
chemotherapy .
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