Cancer of the Nasopharynx

Cancer of the naso-pharynx in Kuwait

“…There was no particular predilection for tumours to invade in greater or lesser degree at any one of these sites. This supports the observation of Scanlon et al (1967).…”

Carcinoma of the Tonsil

“…2). This was also observed by Scanlon et at (1967) and it contradicts the findings of Fleming et at (1976). The fiveyear survival rate depended on the size of the tumour and the presence or absence of cervical nodes (Figs.…”

Nasopharyngeal Cancer

“…Less than two decades ago, following radiation therapy alone, patients who had stage III or IV nasopharyngeal cancer generally had a substantial incidence (50%-80%) of local recurrence (Hoppe et al 1976;Perez et al 1969;Scanlon et al 1967;Cooper et al 1983;Ahmad and Stefani 1986;Dimery et al 1979) and a relatively high (approximately 30%) risk of distant dissemination of disease. To some degree, the failure of radiation therapy could be attributed to late diagnosis resulting in the discovery of some tumors that were so large or so resistant to radiation that any attempt would fail and to some degree the failure refl ected limitations of the techniques then available.…”