Tobacco smoking may foster the development of nasopharyngeal cancer.
This study investigated the link between tobacco smoking and the subsequent development of nasopharyngeal cancer using a meta-analytic approach. Researchers performed an in-depth analysis on data drawn from 32 studies published between 1979 and 2011.
Researchers observed that smokers exhibited a 60% increase in nasopharyngeal cancer risk compared to their counterparts who had never touched a stick of cigarette . This meta-analysis documented that tobacco smokers are liable to suffer from nasopharyngeal cancer.