11/11/2025
❗️Cancers of the mouth and throat are insidious — they can develop silently for up to ten years. By the time they are discovered, patients often already have metastases. According to Marián Hajdúch, Medical Director of the NÚVR - Národní ústav pro výzkum rakoviny , the development of these tumors could, in many cases, be prevented. They are triggered by human papillomaviruses (HPV), which can be detected.
💧Gargle tests could be offered by dentists or general practitioners, says Hajdúch. “We could even introduce a self-collection option — meaning that patients would receive a test kit by mail and could perform the gargle test at home on their own,” he explains. The sample would then simply be sent back to the laboratory by post. “This is exactly how colorectal cancer screening works in countries like the Netherlands and Finland, and it functions very well. Participation rates there range between 70 and 85 percent,” Hajdúch told Aktuálně.cz.
Full article in Czech ➡ https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/domaci/staci-jeden-oralni-sex-a-v-krku-se-spusti-rakovina/r~c785086eb9fe11f0beca0cc47ab5f122/
