EAR NOSE THROAT CANCER SCREENING PACKAGE. WHO SHOULD UNDERGO EARLY SCREENING?

• Those infected with EBV (Epstein – Barr) or in close contact with EBV-infected person.
• Those with family history (father/mother/siblings) of nasopharyngeal cancer.
• Individuals with a habit of smoking, frequent alcohol consumption, or using stimulants.
• Heavy consumers of salted and fermented food: pickles, smoked meat, salted fish (which contains Nitrosamine - a carcinogen)
• People having work environments that are exposed to smoke, dust, chemicals, radiation, rubber, and synthetic resins.

► EAR – NOSE – THROAT SCREENING PROGRAM AT AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL (AIH)

AIH’s Ear – Nose – Throat Screening package is specially designed to early and precisely detect cancers in the Ear – Nose – Throat – Larynx area. A team of experienced doctors and advanced equipment systems at AIH help assess health status and detect abnormalities in the earliest stage, meeting high-tech medical examination and treatment needs for patients.Ear – Nose – Throat cancer’s symptoms are not typical and easily mistaken with respiratory infections such as pharyngitis, rhinitis, etc.

Several early signs for Ear – Nose – Throat cancer that should be noticed:

• Prolonged headache with unclear cause.
• Tinnitus, or hearing loss.
• Lateral or bilateral nasal congestion, completely or partially.
• Bright red nosebleeds or mucus mixed with pinkish blood.
• Spitting up blood or trace of blood in the phlegm.
• Global sensation or painful swallowing as if fish bone stuck in the throat.
• Painful swallowing radiating to the ear.
• Detecting a few centimeters large, painless, gradually enlarging lymph node in the neck.