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Screening of nasopharyngeal cancer in high-risk familial cohort: A practical approach using a screening algorithm
- Source :
- Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore, Vol 53, Iss 4, Pp 268-271 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Academy of Medicine Singapore, 2024.
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Abstract
- In Singapore, nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) is among the top 3 cancers afflicting middle-aged males (30–49 years old).1 Unfortunately, patients with early-stage NPC are often asymptomatic, and most patients (approx. 70%) are diagnosed with advanced disease with adversely reduced survival. First-degree relatives of NPC patients have about 4 to 10 times increased risk of developing NPC,2 and strategies for reducing NPC-specific mortality among this high-risk group are feasible. Herein, a working group from the Chapter Board of Otorhinolaryngologists Singapore proposed a screening algorithm for these high-risk individuals of NPC based on existing available evidence.
- Subjects :
- Medicine
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 29724066
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.198dc427ac1b4a719eaad76124cb3539
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2023273