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Nasopharyngeal Cancer (Nose Cancer)

Nasopharyngeal Cancer (Nose Cancer) - Symptoms

What are the symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer (nose cancer)?

In the early stages of NPC, there are often no or mild symptoms. When the cancer progresses, some symptoms may show. 

Symptoms of NPC may include: 
  • A painless neck lump 
  • Persistent blood stained saliva/sputum 
  • Bleeding/bloody discharge from the nose or in nasal secretions 
  • Nasal blockage that does not go away 
  • Hearing loss or ringing in the ears (often one sided) 
  • Persistent sensation of blocked ear/ears 
  • Unusual face pain or numbness 
  • Headache 
  • Double vision 
  • In advanced NPC, where the cancer has spread to other parts of the body such as the lung, bone or liver, symptoms such as breathlessness, cough or pain may surface 

When should you see a doctor?

Make an appointment with your doctor if you have any signs or symptoms that worry you. If you have a strong family history of NPC (two or more first degree relatives with NPC), you may also wish to see a doctor to be screened for NPC.

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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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