A “revolutionary” blood test detects cancer 10 years before it appears

A study conducted by researchers from the American Mass General Brigham Institute revealed the first blood test that can detect head and neck cancers about 10 years before their symptoms appear.

The study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute developed the HPV DeepSeek test to detect head and neck cancers associated with the human papilloma virus (HPV), which is responsible for about 70 percent of head and neck cancers in the United States.

This test can detect cancers more than 10 years before symptoms appear.

The researchers confirmed that this discovery will facilitate early detection of cancer, increasing the chances of successful treatment.

“Our study shows for the first time that we are able to accurately detect HPV-related cancers in people who do not have any symptoms, many years before they are diagnosed with cancer,” said study leader Daniel Faden, a head and neck oncology surgeon.

The researchers analyzed 56 blood samples from the Mass General Brigham Institute Biodata Bank, and the data included 28 samples from people who later developed head and neck cancer, and 28 samples from healthy people as control samples.

The test works by using whole-genome sequencing to detect tiny fragments of the virus’s DNA, which break off from the tumor and enter the bloodstream.

The test detected viral tumor DNA in 22 out of 28 blood samples belonging to people who later developed the disease, while the other samples were negative.

The researchers used machine learning algorithms to improve the test’s performance, and were then able to identify 27 out of 28 cases of cancer.

The Science Daily website reported that the incidence of head and neck cancers has risen recently.

Due to the absence of a test capable of detection, patients are diagnosed after the cancer has spread throughout the body.

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