What is the 10-year survival rate of nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

Generally speaking, the radiotherapy effect of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is still good, and nasopharyngeal carcinoma is also one of the tumors with better treatment effects. After treatment, some patients live for 10 or 20 years, but some patients in the advanced stage do not survive long. Survival time is determined by many factors and cannot be generalized.

A report published in the green-covered journal Radiotherapy and Oncology in March this year showed that the 1-, 3- and 5-year disease-related survival rates were 99.2%, 90.8% and 87.4% respectively, the local control rates were 99.2%, 95.4% and 90.8% respectively, the neck area control rates were 99%, 97% and 96% respectively, and the metastasis-free survival rates were 93%, 87% and 84% respectively.

This means that with the use of intensity modulated technology, nasopharyngeal carcinoma has a relatively good treatment effect after systematic and standardized comprehensive and individualized treatment. However, it is not certain how long it will last after treatment for different patients. Big data tells us that most patients still have good results after treatment, just like the 1-year disease-related survival rate is 99.2%, which means that there are still some people who have not lived for 1 year. Active treatment and an optimistic attitude can often bring greater survival benefits.