http://nasopharyngeal-cancer.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:47:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en PURPOSE: To investigate the clinical manifestations and treatment outcomes in patients with stage T4M0 nasopharyngeal carcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Findings in 179 patients (age range, 13–78 years) with American Joint Committee on Cancer stage T4M0 nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated from January 1983 to February 1992 with a minimum follow-up of at ... http://nasopharyngeal-cancer.com/2008/06/03/locally-advanced-nasopharyngeal-cancer-long-term-outcomes-of-radiation-therapy/ L. Licitra Although radiation therapy is effective in the management of patients with early stage nasopharyngeal cancer, a high rate of local-regional failure and distant dissemination is expected in patients with advanced disease. This has prompted studies on the addition of chemotherapy to radiation therapy. Chemotherapy has been used as ... http://nasopharyngeal-cancer.com/2008/06/03/chemoradiation-therapy-in-locally-advanced-nasopharyngeal-cancer-which-kind-of-cooperation/ Jerome M. Vaeth and Franz Buschke Seven of twenty-two patients treated with intracavitary Co60 therapy for nasopharyngeal neoplasms remained controlled for more than five years. No patient treated with intracavitary Co60 therapy alone has remained alive. Of the seven surviving patients, four received external irradiation in conjunction with intracavitary therapy in doses ... http://nasopharyngeal-cancer.com/2008/06/03/nasopharyngeal-cancer%e2%80%94five-year-results-of-treatment-with-intracavitary-cobalt60/ The nasopharynx is the upper part of the pharynx (throat) behind the nose. The pharynx is a hollow tube about 5 inches long that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (the tube that goes from the throat to the stomach). Air ... http://nasopharyngeal-cancer.com/2008/06/03/nasopharyngeal-cancer-is-a-disease-in-which-malignant-cancer-cells-form-in-the-tissues-of-the-nasopharynx-3/ Nobukazu Fuwa, Yoshiyuki Ito, Takeshi Kodaira, Akira Matsumoto, Minoru Kamata, Kazuhisa Furutani, Hiroyuki Tatibana, Masahiro Sasaoka and Kozo Morita Background: The present study was conducted to evaluate the therapeutic results of alternating chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). Methods: The subjects consisted of six patients with stage III nasopharyngeal cancer ... http://nasopharyngeal-cancer.com/2008/06/03/therapeutic-results-of-alternating-chemoradiotherapy-for-nasopharyngeal-cancer-using-cisplatin-and-5-fluorouracil-its-usefulness-and-controversial-points/ Because of a documented increased incidence, nasopharyngeal cancer should be considered when signs or symptoms of ear, nose and throat disease are present in patients from southern China (in particular, Hong Kong and the province of Guangdong) or Southeast Asia. Environmental factors, the Epstein-Barr virus and genetic factors have been ... http://nasopharyngeal-cancer.com/2008/06/03/nasopharyngeal-cancer-and-the-southeast-asian-patient/ A 32-year-old Chinese woman presented to the ENT clinic with a nonhealing ulcer in the oral cavity that had been present for 3 months. Examination revealed the presence of leukoplakia on the left anterior tonsillar pillar; a punch biopsy of the pillar showed mild chronic inflammation. We also made an ... http://nasopharyngeal-cancer.com/2008/06/03/nasopharyngeal-teratoma-in-an-adult/ Radiation therapy (RT) has been the most important treatment modality with curative potential in treating patients with cancer of the nasopharynx, the part of the pharynx that lies above the soft palate. This is due to several factors: (1) undifferentiated carcinoma, or tumour cells with no resemblance at all to ... http://nasopharyngeal-cancer.com/2008/06/03/aggressive-treatment-more-effective-for-nasopharyngeal-cancer/ This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related ... http://nasopharyngeal-cancer.com/2008/06/03/nasopharyngeal-cancer-5/ The nasopharynx is the upper part of the pharynx (throat) behind the nose. The pharynx is a hollow tube about 5 inches long that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (the tube that goes from the throat to the stomach). Air ... http://nasopharyngeal-cancer.com/2008/06/03/nasopharyngeal-cancer-is-a-disease-in-which-malignant-cancer-cells-form-in-the-tissues-of-the-nasopharynx-2/