Briefly describe the causes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a type of cancer and one of the most common tumors in my country. It is more common in men than in women. The incidence of this type of disease is very high, but it is not taken seriously, and many people do not know what the cause of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is. Generally, the cause of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is closely related to the following factors, which you can learn about.

① Epstein-Barr virus infection

② Environment and diet: Environmental factors are also a cause of nasopharyngeal cancer. A survey in Guangdong found that the content of trace element nickel in rice and water in areas with a high incidence of nasopharyngeal cancer was lower than that in areas with a high incidence of nasopharyngeal cancer. The nickel content in the hair of nasopharyngeal cancer patients was also high. Animal experiments showed that nickel can promote nitrosamines to induce nasopharyngeal cancer. It has also been reported that eating salted fish and pickled food is a high-risk factor for nasopharyngeal cancer in southern China, and it is related to the age, period of consumption, and cooking method of eating salted fish.

③Genetic factors: There is a racial and familial clustering of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients. For example, the descendants of southern Chinese living in other countries still have a high incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, which suggests that nasopharyngeal carcinoma may be a hereditary disease.

The symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer are complex and varied, and can easily be confused with the symptoms of other diseases, but as long as you observe these symptoms carefully, you can still detect them early, so that you can receive treatment early and recover your health.