3 early signs of throat cancer

Smoldering headaches, tinnitus, stuffy nose often on one side are early manifestations of throat cancer.

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Nasopharyngeal cancer is the leading disease in head and neck cancers and fifth in general cancers. The disease can be cured if detected early, treated properly and promptly. In the late stages, treatment offers positive results in improving quality and prolonging life.

According to Dr. Mai Trong Khoa, Deputy Director of Bach Mai Hospital, Director of the Center for Nuclear Medicine and Oncology, the proportion of patients with throat cancer 5 years after treatment reached 80-90% at the stage. 1 and 2, 30-40% at stage 3 and 15% at stage. However, 90-97% of patients in our country detect disease in stages 3 and 4.

Nasopharyngeal cancer can be cured completely if detected early, treated properly and promptly.

In the first stage , the manifestations of the disease are vague, discreet and misdiagnosed to other diseases. When the symptoms are clear, the disease is at a late stage.

Early stage , patients often have manifestations such as:

• Headache spreads, dull, often on one side.
• Tinnitus, most of them on one side, buzzing like cicadas.
• Nasal congestion on one side of the body is severe at times, sometimes with a runny nose.

In the late stage , at this time, the tumor gradually increased in size, invaded around so the patient had a severe headache, with localized pain points, increasing tinnitus, hearing loss, reduced capacity, deafness; Continuous nasal congestion, with nasal bleeding, does not respond to conventional treatment.

When such symptoms are present, the patient will be assigned to a specific diagnostic test. The cause of the disease has not been clearly defined, but there are many assumptions:

• Viral : Many studies show that the disease is related to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) .
• Genetic factors : Many cases of throat cancer are found in a family.
• Environment : T lymphocyte injury associated with chronic EBV viral infection are 2 identified high-risk factors.
• Food and processing : Food prepared through fermentation stages such as alcohol, beer, salted fish, melon, fish sauce containing many nitrosamines related to some types of cancer of the gastrointestinal tract and cancer throat.
• Age and gender : The disease can occur at any age, but most often 40-60 years old.Both sexes are more common in women.

To prevent disease, people should limit eating fermented foods such as alcohol, beer, salted fish, melon, fish sauce containing many nitrosamines; reasonable diet, eating lots of fresh vegetables and fruits. Braid people need to have ENT examination when there are symptoms of nasal congestion, tinnitus, floating lymph nodes on one side to be detected early. In particular, families with cancer-stricken parents and siblings need regular health checks.