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Treatment of Stage III Nasopharyngeal Cancer
For information about the treatments listed below, see the Treatment Option Overview section.
Treatment of stage III nasopharyngeal cancer may include the following:
- Chemotherapy given with radiation therapy, which may be followed by more chemotherapy.
- Radiation therapy.
- Radiation therapy followed by surgery to remove cancer-containing lymph nodes in the neck that remain or come back after radiation therapy.
- A clinical trial of chemotherapy given before, with, or after radiation therapy.
Use our clinical trial search to find NCI-supported cancer clinical trials that are accepting patients. You can search for trials based on the type of cancer, the age of the patient, and where the trials are being done. General information about clinical trials is also available.
Learn more:
- General Information About Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- Stages of Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- Treatment Option Overview
- Treatment of Stage I Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- Treatment of Stage II Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- Treatment of Stage III Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- Treatment of Stage IV Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- Treatment of Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- To Learn More About Nasopharyngeal Cancer
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- General Information About Nasopharyngeal Cancer
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- Treatment of Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Cancer
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