Abstract
Of 75 consecutive patients with nasopharyngeal cancer treated at UCLA Center for Health Sciences, 42 were eligible for long-term study. Fourteen (33 percent) survived five years, and one survived ten years. Since the management of nasopharyngeal cancer is primarily irradiation, a well-planned aggressive treatment program using supravoltage therapy is recommended. In spite of cranial nerve involvement or skull erosion, radiation therapy occasionally may offer long term control of the disease.
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