What does NPC stand for?

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

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Samples in periodicals archive:

William Maloney says Ruth died of a rare form of cancer, nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Babe Ruth killed by rare cancer, researcher says; AL Beat

Curative Surgery for Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma via the Infratemporal Fossa Approach Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is treated primarily by radiation therapy and concomitant chemotherapy.

Restorative Surgery

6) Studies have shown that stress hormones like norepinephrine increase production of matrix metalloproteinases and vascular endothelial growth factor, which in turn promote the spread and growth of certain cancers (ovarian cancer, (7) nasopharyngeal carcinoma (8)).

I think, therefore I'm well: the amazing brain

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Malaysian Chinese: occupational exposures to particles, formaldehyde and heat.

Meeting report: summary of IARC Monographs on formaldehyde, ...

Epstein-Barr virus appears to cause at least two malignancies common in specific locations: Burkitt's lymphoma, a B cell cancer frequently found in Africa, and nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a tumor in the back of the throat that's the most common cancer among men in many parts of Asia.

Viral survivor: new studies suggest how Epstein-Barr virus infects ...

But longer term this development provides the research community with an extraordinary effective and accurate tool to examine the Herpes viruses and their potential linkages to human genetics and related diseases such as breast cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, etc.

Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Vigen seek patent protection for herpes ...

Epstein-Barr virus is detected in undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma but not in lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the urinary bladder.

An unuual tumor of the urinary bladder. (Pathologic Quiz Case)

Byline: Tim Brown Daily News Staff Writer Dodgers center fielder Brett Butler has been told that there could be a correlation between his type of cancer, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and a bout he had seven years ago with Epstein-Barr virus, or chronic fatigue syndrome.

CANCER, VIRUS MAY BE LINKED