A malignant cancer that occurs in the nasopharynx area which is the upper part of the throat. Often there are no symptoms until the cancer has metastasized to other parts of the body such as the neck. See also Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Introduction: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma Symptoms of Nasopharyngeal... 

Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) results from the abnormal growth of the cells of the nasopharynx. This malignant disease is more common in men than women. It is also common in Southern Chinese, especially among the Cantonese. What causes it? The major risk factors of NPC are: Certain diet or foods, e.g.... 

Du HY, Olivo M, Mahendran R, Huang Q, Shen HM, Ong CN, Bay BH Hypericin photoactivation triggers down-regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression in well-differentiated human nasopharyngeal cancer cells. [JOURNAL ARTICLE] Cell Mol Life Sci 2007 Mar 24. Recently, we have shown that hypericin-mediated... 

Cathryn E. Tune, Per-Gunnar Liavaag, Jeremy L. Freeman, Michiel W. M. van den Brekel, Thomas Shpitzer, Jeroen D. F. Kerrebijn, David Payne, Jonathan C. Irish, Raymond Ng, Roy K. Cheung, Hans-Michael Dosch Affiliations of authors: C. E. Tune, P.-G. Liavaag, R. K. Cheung, H.-M. Dosch, Division of Immunology... 

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 and food pass through the pharynx... 

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center scientists, in collaboration with Chinese researchers, have isolated an enzyme that could be used to predict survival and recurrence rates for nasopharyngeal cancer — a common cancer affecting people from Southeast Asia. Results of the study were presented by lead author... 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dr. Judah Folkman, a giant of cancer research who discovered that tumor growth depends on the generation of a network of blood vessels that provide nourishment, a process called angiogenesis, has died at the age of 74, Harvard Medical School said on Tuesday. Folkman’s work... 

Definition: Tumors or cancer of the NASOPHARYNX. Descriptor UI: D009303 Alternative terms: Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Nasopharyngeal; Nasopharynx Neoplasms; Nasopharynx Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Nasopharynx; Neoplasms, Nasopharynx; Neoplasms, Nasopharyngeal; Cancer of Nasopharynx;... 

Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang1, Shih-Hsuan Chan2, Chien-Yu Lin1, Ting-Yang Lin2, Hung-Ming Wang3, Chun-Ta Liao4, Tzu-Hao Wang5,7, Li-Yu Lee6 and Ann-Joy Cheng2 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, 2 Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, 3 Head and Neck Surgery Section, Department... 

Background: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a rare tumor arising from the epithelium of the nasopharynx. It accounts for fewer than 1% of cases of childhood malignancy. Whereas almost all adult nasopharyngeal cancers are carcinomas, only 20-35% of nasopharyngeal malignancies are carcinomas in children. In...