Latest nasopharyngeal carcinoma Stories

SAN DIEGO, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- OncoSec Medical Incorporated. (OTCBB:ONCS), which is developing its advanced-stage OncoSec Medical System (OMS) ElectroOncology therapies to treat solid tumor cancers, today announced that the company has been selected to present data from its Phase III and IV head and neck cancer studies at two upcoming conferences. Data from the Phase IV study carried out in Europe has been selected for a poster session and special oral presentation at the...

The combination of chemotherapy and radiation significantly improved the 5-year overall survival of patients with stage II nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), according to a phase III study published Nov. 4 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is endemic in Southern China and Southeast Asia, where radiotherapy (RT) has been the primary treatment. Although the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recommends concurrent chemo-radiotherapy (CCRT) for...

Genome Institute of Singapore and Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Centre identify 3 new susceptibility genes in genome-wide association study of nasopharyngeal carcinomaScientists from Singapore, China and USA have identified three new susceptibility genes in a genome-wide association study of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). The study, led by the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), a biomedical research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), and the Sun Yat-Sen...

An increase in cases of a rare type of head and neck cancer appears to be linked to HPV, or human papillomavirus, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.The study looked at patients with nasopharyngeal cancer, a tumor that grows behind the nose and at the top of the throat, above the tonsils. This rare cancer occurs in less than 1 of every 100,000 Americans."Though rare, this is the first report of nasopharyngeal cancer being caused...

Researchers in Denmark report that people who regularly inhale incense might be increasing their risk of respiratory tract cancers.The researchers followed thousands of Chinese men and women for up to 12 years, and found a clear link between the consistent use of incense and respiratory cancers.Incense is usually derived from fragrant plant substances, like flowers, roots, tree bark, resins and essential oils.  Although previous studies have found that burning these materials can produce...