Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is rare in most populations around the world but common in southern China and Southeast Asia. 1 It has been suggested that Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection may be a ...

Circulating cell-free Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) DNA is a biomarker for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. We conducted a prospective study to investigate whether EBV DNA in plasma samples would be useful ...

Nasopharyngeal cancer refers to a relatively uncommon malignancy that begins in the nasopharynx—the upper section of the ...

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a rare type of head and neck cancer. Potential risk factors include certain lifestyle factors and exposure to Epstein-Barr virus. Symptoms and treatment vary ...

Scientists are still researching how EBV leads to nasopharyngeal cancer, but it may be related to genetic material (DNA) from the virus affecting the DNA in the cells of the nasopharynx.

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Meta-analysis of Epstein-Barr virus genomes in Southern Chinese identifies genetic variants and high risk viral lineage associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. PLOS Pathogens , 2024; 20 (5 ...

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (or NPC ... with a strong association with Epstein-Barr virus (or EBV) infection. EBV, also known as human tumor virus, is a double-stranded DNA virus that is associated ...

Nasopharyngeal cancer is rare in the UK. Smoking certain substances and a history of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are some of the risks and causes of nasopharyngeal cancer. There are some other risk ...

Opens in a new tab or window A substantial proportion of gastric cancers worldwide was linked with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV ... with EBV such as nasopharyngeal cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma ...

Individuals screened for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection had a significantly lower risk of nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) mortality, a large randomized study from China showed. Screened ...