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Nasopharyngeal Cancer (Nose Cancer)

Nasopharyngeal Cancer (Nose Cancer) - Causes and Risk Factors

What are the risk factors for nasopharyngeal cancer (nose cancer)?

While the exact cause of NPC is unknown, several factors have been found to contribute to its development. These risk factors include: 
  • Gender – NPC is more common in men than in women 
  • A diet high in salted or preserved (cured/smoked/pickled) foods 
  • Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection 
  • Ethnicity – NPC more commonly affects people in parts of China and Southeast Asia. In Singapore, people of Southern Chinese heritage have higher incidence of NPC 
  • Family history of NPC 
  • Smoking

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N Gopalakrishna Iyer Prof

Prof N Gopalakrishna Iyer

Head & Senior Consultant

MBBS (Hons), PhD (Cambridge), FRCS (Gen), FAMS

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck, Thyroid, Skin & Melanoma, Salivary Glands, Head & Neck (including Melanoma)

Lim Chwee Ming Assoc Prof

Assoc Prof Lim Chwee Ming

Head & Senior Consultant

2​MBBS(S’pore), MRCS(Edin), Mmed(ORL), FAMS(ORL)

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck Surgery

Constance Teo Ee Hoon  Dr

Dr Constance Teo Ee Hoon

Senior Consultant

​MBBS(S’pore), MRCS(Edin), Mmed(ORL), FAMS(ORL)

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck Surgery

Gerald  Tay Ci An  Dr

Dr Gerald Tay Ci An

Senior Consultant

MBBS, MMed(Surgery), FRCS(Edinburgh)

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck Surgery, Head & Neck

Kimberley Kiong Dr

Dr Kimberley Kiong

Senior Consultant

MBBS(S’pore), MRCS(Edin), MMED(ORL), FAMS(ORL)

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck Surgery

Rahul Harshad Nagadia Dr

Dr Rahul Harshad Nagadia

Senior Consultant

MBBS (Australia)
BDS
MDS (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery) (Singapore)


Clinical Interests: Head & Neck Surgery, Salivary Glands

Siti Radhziah Binte Sudirman Dr

Dr Siti Radhziah Binte Sudirman

Senior Consultant

​MBBS, MRCS (Ireland), MMED (ORL)

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck Surgery

Tan Choon Chieh Dr

Dr Tan Choon Chieh

Senior Consultant

MBBS (Australia), FRCS (Edin), M Med (Surg)

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck Surgery

Tan Hiang Khoon Clin Assoc Prof

Clin Assoc Prof Tan Hiang Khoon

Senior Consultant

MBBS, FRCS (Ed), FAMS, PhD

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck, Thyroid (Endoscopic) & Parathyroid Surgery, Salivary Glands

Isabelle Jang Jia Hui Dr

Dr Isabelle Jang Jia Hui

Consultant

​BSc (Hons), MD, MRCS(Glasg), MMed (ORL), FAMS (ORL)

Clinical Interests: Head & Neck

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