Open AccessClinical and Economic Effects of Population-Based Helicobacter pylori Screening to Prevent Gastric Cancer
Author(s) -
A. Mark Fendrick,
Michael E. Chernew,
Richard A. Hirth,
Bernard S. Bloom,
Rajesh Bandekar,
James M. Scheiman
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.159.2.142
Subject(s) - helicobacter pylori , medicine , cancer , serology , population , gastroenterology , spirillaceae , immunology , gastritis , environmental health , antibody
Helicobacter pylori infection has been identified as a risk factor for certain types of gastric cancer. However, the extent to which H. pylori eradication decreases the risk of gastric cancer is unknown, raising the question of whether population-based H. pylori screening should be undertaken.