The average 5-year survival rate of nasopharyngeal carcinoma ranges from 50% to more than 90%, which mainly depends on the specific conditions of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.
Nasopharyngeal cancer mainly refers to a kind of cancer occurring in the nasopharynx, which is usually found in the pharyngeal fossa and is more common in men than women, and the pathological types are squamous cell carcinoma. The earlier the stage, the better the treatment effect and the higher the survival rate. the survival rate of stage 1 can reach over 90%, stage 2 around 70%, stage 3 around 50% and for stage 4 patients, the survival rate is around 30%. Due to its anatomical location and biology, radiation therapy is the preferred treatment method, and the survival rate of combined treatment such as radiotherapy is higher than that of radiotherapy alone or chemotherapy alone. Moreover, with the improvement of people’s living standard and the emphasis on health, the early detection rate is getting higher and the treatment effect is better than previous decades.
To sum up, it means that the survival rate of female patients, young patients, patients with early detection and patients with timely treatment is very high, which can reach more than 90%.