METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING HEAD AND NECK CANCER VIA BACTERIAL METAGENOMIC ANALYSIS

摘要

Provided is a method of diagnosing head and neck cancer by analyzing an increase or decrease in content of specific bacteria-derived extracellular vesicles through bacterial metagenomic analysis using normal individual- and subject-derived samples, wherein the risk of head and neck cancer can be diagnosed through metagenomic analysis of bacteria-derived extracellular vesicles using a human body-derived sample, and thus a risk group of head and neck cancer can be diagnosed early and predicted, thereby delaying the onset of head and neck cancer or preventing the onset of head and neck cancer through appropriate management, and even after head and neck cancer occur, early diagnosis for head and neck cancer can be implemented, thereby lowering the incidence of head and neck cancer and increasing therapeutic effects.