Nasopharyngeal cancer is the leading disease in head and neck cancers and ranks 5th in cancers in general. The symptoms of the disease are quite silent in the early stages, but in the later stages, the disease progresses rapidly, causing the immune system to weaken, the tumor can metastasize, increasing the risk of death for the patient.

Nasopharyngeal cancer is the leading cancer in the head - face - neck area, with rapid progression, high mortality rate. It is one of the 10 most common types of cancer in the world. There are different ways of dividing the stage to facilitate monitoring and treatment.

Nasopharyngeal cancer is a type of head and neck cancer in Vietnam, nasopharyngeal cancer is on the list of 10 most common cancers. There is a high incidence of the disease, in which, 70% of cases are detected too late, when the disease has entered stage 3 or 4, making it difficult to survive after diagnosis and treatment.