How high is the incidence of throat cancer?

Throat cancer is rare in this area, but is extremely common in some areas of the world.

With the event of the popular actor Kim Woo Bin suffering from throat cancer (NPC) , many people must realize a very harsh truth, that cancer does not leave anyone. No matter who you are, what you're doing, you're still at risk of cancer like other normal people.

Kim Woo Bin - actor has just been diagnosed with throat cancer.

However, if you find it difficult to learn about this disease, you will find a rather strange information, when throat cancer is considered a "rare" form of cancer in many countries around the world. Meanwhile, the name "throat cancer" is certainly no less than once.

So what is the real high rate?

In fact, the information that NPC is a rare form of cancer is absolutely correct, but it is for Western countries.

In the US, each year the incidence of throat cancer is 0.2 to 1 / 100,000 people. For Asians, especially Southeast Asia and China, the rate can be up to 6-9 / 100,000, which is six times higher.

Even according to a study in Singapore between 2003 and 2007, throat cancer became the seventh most common cancer in men, and 12th in women. It accounts for 4.6% of cancer deaths.

In Vietnam, the incidence of nasopharyngeal cancer is also quite high, in which 70% detect too late (stage 3 or 4), making the survival rate after diagnosis almost hopeless.

Throat cancer is a rare form of cancer for Western countries.

Along with Japan, South Korea is one of only two countries in Asia that has a low rate of throat cancer - only 0.6 / 100,000.

Where is this difference?

The real reason has not been clarified by science yet, although many studies have been done on this issue. However, medical experts also give some hypotheses that are quite reliable in this.

First, the reason may be because of heredity in race . Statistically, whites have a lower incidence of throat cancer than Asians, and almost never appear in Africans.

However, Asians born in areas with low rates of cancer are also less likely to get the disease, so they do not exclude geographical causes, living habits that vary between geographic regions, cultural.

More specifically, Asian countries with higher rates of smoking and tobacco use will have higher rates of cancer.

It may be hereditary, but also due to bad habits such as alcohol and tobacco, many people's cigarettes.

Viruses are also one of the worrying causes. According to scientists, Epstein-Barr virus (one of the herpes virus, sexually transmitted) is most likely related to throat cancer.

Although this has not been fully proven, there is some fairly reliable evidence of Epstein-Barr DNA that binds to cell DNA in the nasopharynx, creating cancer cells.

How to prevent throat cancer?

To make sure that you never have throat cancer, there is no way (if it is, it has been a major breakthrough for medicine).

However, experts suggest that cutting back and giving up bad habits - including alcohol, cigarettes, eating a lot of sour foods for a long time . - will partly help you reduce your risk.

Also, take a regular health check . Throat cancer is frightening in that it progresses quickly, leading to the fact that it is too late to discover the disease.

So, when the body shows abnormal signs, immediately go to the doctor. Early detection of cancer, your chances of survival will increase many times.