A novel and non‐invasive approach utilising nasal washings for the detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

• Main Authors: Tan, Geok Wee, Sivanesan, Vijaya Mohan, Abdul Rahman, Farah Ida, Hassan, Faridah, Hasbullah, Harissa Husainy, Ng, Ching Ching, Khoo, Alan Soo Beng, Tan, Lu Ping
• Format: Article
• Published: John Wiley & Sons 2019
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history; QR Microbiology; R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23309/; https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.32173

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an epithelial cancer of the nasopharynx which is highly associated with Epstein–Barr virus (EBV). Worldwide, most of the top 20 countries with the highest incidence and mortality rates of NPC are low- and middle-income countries. Many studies had demonstrated that E...