Methods of screening for lung neoplasm based on stool samples containing a nucleic acid marker indicative of a neoplasm

摘要

The invention provides methods and materials for detecting supracolonic aerodigestive premalignant and malignant neoplasms. Specifically, the invention provides methods and materials for determining whether a stool sample from a mammal contains a neoplasm-specific marker from a neoplsm located in the supracolonic aerodigestive tissue of a mammal.