NASOPHARYNX CANCER - WHAT IS CANCER NASOPHARYNX ?

Illustration of Nasopharynx cancer

NASOPHARYNX CANCER - WHAT IS CANCER NASOPHARYNX ? Do you often suffer nosebleeds or smell No odor from your nose ? Do not consider trivial these symptoms, because it could be an early symptom of cancer Nasopharynx. The nasopharynx is the channel which lies between the nasal cavity and oral cavity and esophagus. On this location can occur harm full. The symptoms, stadium, cause, and treatments of liver cancer.

Nasopharynx cancer is a malignancy that originates in the nasopharynx, the upper throat area, in back of the nose (see image). Nasopharing difficult to detect cancer early. This is due to the difficult nature of the tumor visible or palpable and symptoms that arise can resemble symptoms of other diseases. Therefore patients often come at the condition already advanced. The early stages of the disease may not cause any symptoms. However, some of these symptoms to look out for nasopharynx cancer early sign is, among other things :

• Nosebleeds nasal blockages or light
• Ear ringing or buzzing, discomfort in the ear until the pain
• Headaches, pain in the neck and face (trigeminal neuralgia), double vision, blurred vision (monocular).
• If there is a swelling of the glands in the neck area, this is an indication that the tumor has already spread.

The cause of cancer of the nasopharynx to date is not yet known for certain, but some risk factors thought to be as a cause, among other things :

1. Eating salty foods

In many cases in China, from some studies linked the occurrence of cases of cancer of the nasopharynx with the habit of eating salted fish, or cook a certain seasoning and food that is too hot.

2. Virus

Epstein-Barr Virus generally cause mild symptoms such as flu. This Virus is associated with some cases cancers including nasopharynx cancer.

3. The Descent

In families with a history of developing cancer of the nasopharynx cancer-especially-of the possibility of getting cancer nasopharynx than that do not have a family history of cancer.

At the time of the visit to the hospital, the doctor will ask you a few things related to risk factors and do some physical examinations and complementary. If the suspected occurrence of cancer, doctors will begin to using an endoscope to see abnormal nasopharing. In its use required a local anesthetic. After that, taken biopsy (sample) were then tested whether the cancer.

Then the doctor will determine the stage of cancer that way :

• MRI (helps see the cancer spread around head)
• CT scan (see widespread cancer in bones)
• Taking the biopsy: this is used to see the cancer in the lymph nodes.
• X-ray (see cancers that spread to the lungs)
• This examination can be done in a couple of times

When the results of examination of nasopharynx cancer diagnosis, enforced then it surely would have done the appropriate therapy with the degree of malignancy of cancer.

Some sort of treatment for sufferers of nasopharing carsinoma, among others :

1. Radiation therapy

This therapy can damage the cells rapidly growing cancer cells. The therapy was performed for 5-7 weeks. This therapy used for cancer at early stages. The side effects of this therapy are: the mouth feels dry, this therapy hearing loss and increase the risk of the incidence of cancer of the tongue and bone cancer.

2. Chemotherapy

Is the therapy with the use of medicines. This therapy works by way of the reduction of cancer cells There is, however, sometimes the healthy cells (not cancer) were also reduced. The side effects of this therapy are : hair loss, nausea, weakness (such as loss of power). Side effects arising Depending on the type of drugs that are given.

3. The Surgery

The goal of this surgery is to take the lymph nodes have been affected by cancer. Next control in patients who have successfully undergone the treatment should also be kept monitored.This disease can be experience a recurrence of the virus, due to being in the glands are still in living conditions but not active, and can be active again when triggered their risk factors.

Nasopharynx cancer is the fourth largest cancer suffered in Indonesia. Tend to be found at the races of Chinese descent and gender men. This cancer is also genetic (inherited). The cause of cancer of the Nasopharynx is not known for certain, but there are allegations that the Epstein-Barr Virus is one of the the cause. In addition, some other risk factors :

• Often consume foods containing preservatives, marinated or smoked
• Often consume food and hot beverages and alcohol
• Often suck smoke drugs, exhaust fumes, cigarette smoke or dangerous chemical substances (such as alkaline and petrol)

Nasopharynx Cancer Symptoms :

1. Frequent nosebleeds or frequent nose clogged like colds that never improved (early symptoms)
2. A sore throat that never improved (early symptoms)
3. Ears buzzing, discomfort in the ears and pain (early symptoms)
4. Symptoms in the eyes and nerves (symptom follow-up), which consists of: headaches, neck pain and faces, visions
5. Double/blurred eyes, jutting out
6. Symptoms of metastasis, namely in the form of swollen lymph nodes in the neck area

How to detect nasopharynx cancer ? specialist will usually do a Nasofaringoskopi (i.e.binoculars the nasopharynx through the nose). In addition, the patient may be advised to perform a biopsy or CTscan.

Nasopharynx cancer : stages

1. Stage 1 : the cancer is limited to the nasopharynx
2. Stage 2 : the cancer has spread to lymph nodes on one side of neck
3. Stage 3 : cancer has spread to lymph nodes around the sides of the neck
4. Stage 4 : cancer has spread to the bone and facial nerve

Radiotherapy for nasopharynx cancer
Nasopharynx cancer are usually treated with radiotherapy. There are two types of radiotherapy. External radiotherapy use the machine outside the body. Internal radiotherapy using radioactive substances wrapped up in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly inside the organs affected by cancer. The types of radiotherapy used depends on the type and stage of cancer nasofaringnya. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is a 3-dimensional radiation therapy that uses sophisticated computer operation. In contrast to the usual use of radiotherapy IMRT can improve the patient's quality of life, as it is not overly cause xerostomia (dry mouth) after treatment.

External radiotherapy for thyroid gland (pituitary) can change the way they work. The doctor will probably test the thyroid gland before and after therapy to make sure they work well. Before radiotherapy, patients are also advised to check the health of teeth and gums as well as complete repair teeth/gums before radiotherapy is done. The health of teeth and gums is very important in care to prevent unnecessary pain, who appeared in post radiotherapy.

In the case of cancer of the nasopharynx cancer are not berespons of radiotherapy, surgery can be performed. The doctor may find it necessary to remove lymph nodes and other tissues in the neck are exposed to the tumor. Chemotherapy is usually done when the cancer of the nasopharynx is already for to other organs.