• Tobacco use: smoking or the more tobacco is used, for a longer period of time, the higher is the chance to get cancer
• Alcohol: frequent and heavy consumption alcohol is a risk factors for head and neck cancer
• Age: 40 or older
• Lowered immunity: such as AIDS will increase the risk of getting cancer
• Diet: low in fruits and vegetable
• Gender: men are two times more to get NPC than women
• Environment: extensive exposure to dust and smoke may increase the risk factor of NPC

Updated:: 14/03/2019 []