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*Gastric cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide and H.pylori is the strongest known risk factor for gastric cancer. | *Gastric cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide and H.pylori is the strongest known risk factor for gastric cancer.<ref name="pmid11556297">{{cite journal| author=Uemura N, Okamoto S, Yamamoto S, Matsumura N, Yamaguchi S, Yamakido M et al.| title=Helicobacter pylori infection and the development of gastric cancer. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2001 | volume= 345 | issue= 11 | pages= 784-9 | pmid=11556297 | doi=10.1056/NEJMoa001999 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11556297 }} </ref> | ||
*H.pylori is considered as Type I carcinogen. | *H.pylori is considered as Type I carcinogen. Among infected individuals, 1 to 3% develop gastric adenocarcinoma. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Pathophysiology
- Gastric cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide and H.pylori is the strongest known risk factor for gastric cancer.[1]
- H.pylori is considered as Type I carcinogen. Among infected individuals, 1 to 3% develop gastric adenocarcinoma.
Pathogenesis
References
- ↑ Uemura N, Okamoto S, Yamamoto S, Matsumura N, Yamaguchi S, Yamakido M; et al. (2001). "Helicobacter pylori infection and the development of gastric cancer". N Engl J Med. 345 (11): 784–9. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa001999. PMID 11556297.