Getting diagnosed
Screening means testing people for early stages of a disease. This is before they have any symptoms. For screening to be useful the tests:
need to be reliable at picking up cancers
overall must do more good than harm to people taking part
must be something that people are willing to do
Screening tests are not perfect and have some risks. The screening programme should also be good value for money for the NHS.
There is no national screening programme because:
this condition is very rare, so many people would have unnecessary tests
the benefits don't outweigh the costs
Read more about possible symptoms of nasal and paranasal sinus cancer
Last reviewed: 13 Dec 2023
Next review due: 13 Dec 2026
You might have one or more tests to diagnose nasal and paranasal sinus cancer.
The stage of a cancer tells you about its size and whether it has spread. The type means the type of cell the cancer started from. The grade means how abnormal the cells look under the microscope.
Cancer can start in the lining of the space behind the nose (nasal cavity) or the nearby air cavities (paranasal sinuses) and sometimes spread to lymph nodes and rarely other parts of the body.
Nasal and paranasal sinus cancer can cause symptoms such as nose and eye problems, as well as other symptoms such as a lump or a growth.
Smoking, certain substances and HPV are some of the risks and causes of nasal and paranasal sinus cancers.
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