How long is the survival period of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and what is the treatment for the first stage?

For many people today, early treatment of nasopharyngeal cancer is very important. Below, the editor will introduce to you how long is the survival period of nasopharyngeal cancer? What is the treatment for the first stage?

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is one of the most common tumors in China, with Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Fujian and other provinces being one of the most common tumors in my country. The incidence rate in men is 2-3 times that in women, and the age group with the highest incidence rate is 40-50 years old.

Due to the hidden anatomical location of the nasopharynx, the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma are atypical, and diagnosis is easily delayed clinically, so special vigilance should be exercised.

As long as nasopharyngeal cancer patients choose the right treatment method, coupled with careful and reasonable effective care, and at the same time maintain an optimistic attitude and actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment, they will be able to stabilize their condition and prolong their survival time. It is uncertain how long a specific nasopharyngeal cancer patient can live, which depends on various circumstances. In southern my country, there are many people suffering from nasopharyngeal cancer, and many patients are more concerned about how long they can live.

How long a nasopharyngeal cancer patient can live is also related to the secondary treatment of the cancer. The recurrence rate of nasopharyngeal cancer is relatively high, and most nasopharyngeal cancers will have lymph node metastasis.

Since most NPCs are poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinomas, radiotherapy is the first choice for treatment, usually using 60Co or linear accelerator high-energy radiotherapy. The 5-year survival rate of radiotherapy is about 45%.

Stage I NPC is usually treated with radiation therapy alone to treat the tumor in the nasopharynx and preventive external beam radiation therapy to the neck lymph nodes. Stage I NPC does not usually require adjuvant chemotherapy.