Early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is one of the malignant tumors. The incidence rate is obviously in the region. For example, some areas with heavy humidity or serious environmental pollution often have higher incidence rate. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a great threat to people's health. Especially people living in Guangdong and Guangxi, where NPC occurs frequently, should know more about the early symptoms of NPC, so as to achieve early detection and early treatment. Early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma? Let's talk about it.

Early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Once the human body is suffering from nasopharyngeal carcinoma, there will be blood in the nose first, which is mainly manifested as blood in the nose, or blood in the nose sucked back from the mouth, also known as blood in the sputum. Epistaxis often occurs after getting up in the morning. When the amount of blood is not much, it is often neglected by patients.

Bloody nose and epistaxis: bloody nose is an early symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, characterized by blood in the nose, or by sucking blood from the mouth. Epistaxis often occurs after getting up in the morning. When the amount of blood in the nose is not much, it is often neglected by the patients and mistaken for rhinitis or sinusitis.

Headache: about 70% of NPC patients have headache symptoms at the time of initial diagnosis. The headache symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma often presents as unilateral persistent pain, mostly in the temporal and parietal region. The headache of nasopharyngeal carcinoma is mostly related to the invasion of skull base bone, nerves and blood vessels by cancer tissue.

matters needing attention

It is suggested that in our daily life, we should focus on light diet and avoid eating more irritating food. Once the disease is confirmed, we should actively cooperate with doctors for treatment to effectively control the disease.