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The Science of Cerumen In 2019, scientists developed a new way to detect cancer using earwax, publishing their findings in Nature. The researchers called the new method the Cerumenogram. The study collected earwax from two groups: people with cancer (lymphoma, carcinoma, or leukemia) and those without cancer. When tested, 27 biological markers contained in the earwax were able to discriminate between cancer patients and healthy controls 100 percent of the time. The new test has the potential to be a quick, non-invasive, inexpensive, and highly accurate test for cancer diagnosis. In a subsequent study, published in April, the authors expanded on their findings, demonstrating the Cerumenogram’s effectiveness in detecting metabolic changes associated with cancer. Nelson Roberto Antoniosi Filho, a professor of chemistry at the Federal University of Goiás in Brazil and an author of both studies, explained the findings and their implications for finding cancer early. He and his colleagues demonstrated that earwax could be used to diagnose any cancer at any stage, which they have since verified by studying more than 1,000 samples, he said. Their most recent research showed that the same method can detect pre-cancer stages, diagnose metabolic remission of cancer, and distinguish between benign and malignant tumors.The Science of Cerumen
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In 2019, scientists developed a new way to detect cancer using earwax, publishing their findings in Nature. The researchers called the new method the Cerumenogram. The study collected earwax from two groups: people with cancer (lymphoma, carcinoma, or… pic.twitter.com/V0hTywva7F
