The Relationship of Age and Gender with the Histopathological Type of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma at Gunung Jati Hospital, Cirebon
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a type of cancer that appears in the nasopharynx, which is the area behind the nose and above the throat. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma occurs 2 to 3 times more often in men compared to women, with a higher incidence in the 50-59 age group. The research aims to determine the distribution and analyze the relationship between age and sex with the histopathological picture of nasopharyngeal carcinoma at Gunung Jati Cirebon Hospital. The research used a cross-sectional design. Sampling was carried out using secondary data with a total sampling approach, involving 51 respondents. Univariate analysis was used to look at the distribution of age, sex, and histopathological type, while bivariate analysis was performed using the Chi-Square test. Research Results show of the 51 respondents, 13 (27.08%) were in the age group of 51-60 years, with a p-value of 0.471. In addition, 35 respondents (72.92%) were male, with a p-value of 0.814. All 51 respondents (100%) had the most common type of histopathology, non-keratinized squamous cell carcinoma, with the majority being undifferentiated non-keratinized. This study did not find a significant association between age and sex with the histopathological type of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in patients.
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