Team Develops Cancer Prediction Method Using Inside of Cheek

   Kyoto, May 29 (Jiji Press)--A team of Kyoto University and other researchers has developed a method of predicting with high accuracy the risk of developing esophageal cancer by analyzing cells collected from inside a person's cheeks.
   If brought into practical use, the method could facilitate early cancer detection and cancer prevention through lifestyle improvements.
   The team's findings were published in an online international medical journal in April.
   Its study covered 222 people aged 40-94, all with a history of smoking and drinking habits who were either esophageal cancer patients or did not have such cancer.
   The team swabbed the inside of their cheeks to extract cheek mucosa cells and analyzed genetic mutations.

(2025/05/29-11:15)