Sinus cancer is a malignancy that develops in the open spaces behind your nose, called sinuses.
During this procedure, your ENT may remove a small piece of abnormal tissue to further examine.
Survival rates depend on the throw in of cancer and the stage of cancer at diagnosis.
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Survival rates are calculated based on people with similar cancer types and stages of the disease.
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