A simple blood test can detect head and neck cancers even 10 years before symptoms begin: Here’s how

A groundbreaking blood test, HPV-DeepSeek, developed by Mass General Brigham researchers, offers early detection of HPV-associated head and neck cancers, potentially up to a decade before symptoms appear. This innovative liquid biopsy uses whole-genome sequencing to identify microscopic HPV DNA fragments in the bloodstream with high accuracy.