Abstract

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC), also be called 'Gangdong cancer', is one of the highest incidence malignant tumor in our country, especially in Southern China. Although the exact mechanisms for the origin of the disease are not known, genetic factors, virus infection, and environmental cofactors have been implicated in the etiology of NPC. Most of NPC are sensitive to radiation therapy. However, local recurrence and distant metastasis still are main causes which in the failure to cure NPC. With the deepening of the research, the immune mechanism, which in the process of NPC occurrence, development and clinical prevention research, is more and more causing the attention of people. The research progress of immune mechanism in NPC is briefly reviewed in this paper. Key words: Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms; Immunity

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