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Key takeaways: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is one of the most common head and neck cancers in Chinese men in Southeast Asia Haemoptysis — coughing up blood — can be the first and only symptom of NPC, and is frequently misattributed to the lungs or throat The nasopharynx cannot be seen without specialist equipment — a normal GP or general examination does not exclude a nasopharyngeal tumour EBV (Epstein-Barr virus) blood titres are a key diagnostic and monitoring tool in NP