Incidence rate trends of histological subtypes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Hong Kong

L A Tse; I T-S Yu; O W-K Mang; S-L Wong

doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603413

Incidence rate trends of histological subtypes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Hong Kong

Br J Cancer. 2006 Nov 6;95(9):1269-73. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603413. Epub 2006 Oct 10.

Authors

L A Tse¹, I T-S Yu, O W-K Mang, S-L Wong

Affiliation

¹ Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

Abstract

The overall decline in incidence rate of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Hong Kong during 1988-2002 was limited primarily to a decrease in keratinising carcinoma, which could be explained by the decline in cigarette smoking. Genetic and Epstein-Barr virus interactions may explain the relatively stable incidence rate of non-keratinising carcinoma.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Female
Hong Kong / epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Keratins / metabolism
Male
Middle Aged
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / classification
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / metabolism
Registries / statistics & numerical data
Sex Factors

Substances

Keratins