# Race, Ethnicity, and Nasopharyngeal Cancer Subtypes in the US

**Authors:** Asher Shin, Stephanie Wang, Jennifer Ma, Shivaek Venkateswaran, Rohit V. Mantena, James O. Suggitt, Yingzhi Wu, Erin Jay G. Feliciano, Luisa E. Jacomina, Irini Yacoub, Edward Christopher Dee

PMC · DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.51219 · 2026-01-12

## TL;DR

The study explores how race and ethnicity are linked to different types of nasopharyngeal cancer in the US.

## Contribution

It is the first study to examine race-ethnicity associations with nasopharyngeal cancer subtypes in the US population.

## Key findings

- Race and ethnicity are significantly associated with nasopharyngeal cancer histologic subtypes.
- Non-Hispanic Black patients were more likely to have non-keratinizing subtypes compared to non-Hispanic White patients.

## Abstract

This cross-sectional study assesses associations of race and ethnicity with histologic subtype in US patients with nasopharyngeal cancer.

## Linked entities

- **Diseases:** nasopharyngeal cancer (MONDO:0015459)

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Nasopharyngeal Cancer (MESH:D009303)

## Figures

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12797091