Nasopharyngeal cancer or also known as ENT cancer is a disease caused by malignant cells (cancer) and is formed in the nasopharyngeal tissue, which is part of the pharynx or throat. This cancer most often occurs in the ENT (ear nose throat), head and neck.
Nasopharyngeal cancer are often found in people Mongoloid race, namely the southern Chinese population, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia are also in the area of India. The white race is rarely encountered this type of cancer. In addition, nasopharyngeal cancer is also a type of cancer that is genetically inherited.
In Asia, especially Indonesia nasopharyngeal cancer (upper pharynx or throat) is the fourth most deadly cancer after cancer of the uterus, breast and skin. Unfortunately, many people are not aware of the symptoms of this cancer, because her symptoms just like the common cold symptoms.
Nasopharyngeal cancer is difficult to diagnose in early stages because they do not have typical symptoms. The symptoms just like the common cold symptoms. So many people are not aware of suffering from nasopharyngeal cancer. The symptoms are not typical of this cancer often make the wrong diagnosis.
Risk Factors of Nasopharyngeal cancer
1. Frequently consuming foods that contain preservatives, including foods preserved by salted or smoked.
2. Frequently consuming foods and beverages hot or is hot and stimulating membrane of lenders, such as containing alcohol. In addition, frequent smoking cigarette smoke, kerosene fumes, wood smoke, smoke, mosquito coils, or smoke opium.
3. Often suck the smoke-filled air or house air turnover is less good.
4. Genetic factors, namely having a family history of nasopharyngeal cancer patients.
Nasofarink cancer symptoms
Location of the Nasofarynk is hidden behind the nose or back of the ceiling cavity causing mouth cancer attacks are often late known. However, usually at an early stage symptoms are as follows.
1. In the ear arise buzzing sound and feel full without any pain until the hearing loss.
2. Nose a little nosebleed, but repetitive. Constant nasal congestion and runny nose.
In conditions of severe symptoms as follows.
1. Lymph nodes in the neck swell.
2. The eyes become cross-eyed, double vision, and eye can protrude
3. Often there is pain and headaches.
These symptoms are often considered symptoms of the common cold and ignored, so that more people are not aware of nasopharyngeal cancer and came to the doctor in a state of late.
Nasopharyngeal cancer triggers
Nasopharyngeal cancer is caused by several risk factors include exposure to Epstein-Barr virus. Epstein - Barr virus in fact there are many everywhere, even in free air. It's just that not all will be cancerous. This virus will remain 'asleep' in the Nasopharyng, if not triggered by certain factors.
Trigger factors active Epstein-Barr virus, among others:
1. Genetic.
Mongoloid race was recorded at most nasopharyngeal cancer because it has a certain gene.
2. Unhealthy way of life, as is often affected by pollution, smog, cigarette smoke, alcohol.
3. How to eat unhealthy, such as frequently eating salted fish, smoked or preserved food fermentation, and cooking with wood.
4. People working in factories that many gas and chemical industries, iron smelting, formaldehyde, and wood dust.
However, according to the doctors, in fact nasopharyngeal cancer is cancer that can be treated. These cancers are sensitive to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, so the possibility of very large recovers if diagnosed early. Treatment at this early phase will determine the possibility of nasopharyngeal cancer patients is cured.
Cancer Prevention Nasopharyngeal
How to prevent nasoPharyngeal cancer?
1. Create the environment and healthy working
2. Reduce foods that are preserved or using preservatives.
3. Avoid air pollution, such as substances of chemical gases, industrial smoke, and so forth.
4. Change your lifestyle with a healthy lifestyle, positive thinking, adequate rest, exercise regularly.
So beware if suffering from symptoms similar to ordinary flu, especially if you have children who suffer from cancer or often lead unhealthy lifestyles. Stay away from this cancer triggers such as with a healthy lifestyle, not smoking, regular exercise, and immediately seek treatment if they feel has the flu but the symptoms are similar to the above.