Blood EBV DNA screening for nasopharyngeal cancer across southern China and Southeast Asia
Nasopharyngeal cancer is common in southern China and is caused by a virus. A blood test for viral DNA finds it early, and a large study showed better survival. Scale it up.
Plasma EBV DNA screening detected nasopharyngeal carcinoma at earlier stage with improved progression-free survival in a 20,000-man Hong Kong study. Propose programme rollout in high-incidence regions with two-time-point confirmation, endoscopy for persistent positives, and mortality evaluation via registries.
- Most lethal cancers are found late · Screening exists for only a few cancers. Pancreatic, ovarian, liver, oesophageal and most lung cancers are found when cure is unlikely.
- Most of the world has almost no cancer care · Seven in ten cancer deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries, where radiotherapy, pathology, surgery and drugs are scarce.
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