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Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) has a high incidence rate among southern Chinese. In Southern China, it is the third most common form of cancer among men, with incidence rate between 15 and 50 per 100,000. In Singapore, the incidence rates are 18.4 per 100,000 in males and 7.3 per 100,000 in females. It is difficult to detect this kind of cancer which occurs at the upper part of the throat behind the nose. Most times, the cancer is in its advanced stage when diagnosed.
