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Increasing evidence demonstrated the presence of EV‐associated metabolites and lipids in different types of samples (e.g., cell, urine, serum, stool), which exhibited promising performance in cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and prediction of treatment responses. This review aims to summarize advances in micromolecule profiling of EVs for cancer biomarker discovery, with an emphasis on MS‐based metabolomic and lipidomic analytical techniques. 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