Open AccessHelicobacter pylori and Gastric Cancer
Author(s) -
Stolte Manfred,
Meining Alexander
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.3-2-124
Subject(s) - helicobacter pylori , medicine , cancer , gastritis , gastroenterology , epidemiology , disease , spirillaceae
Gastritis caused by infection with Helicobacter pylori ( H. pylori ) is one of the most common infectious diseases worldwide. There are data on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and histology of this disease that show that H. pylori gastritis has an important role in gastric carcinogenesis. However, it has to be considered that only very few of those infected with H. pylori will develop gastric cancer. Hence, it will be a main target of future research to identify individuals who carry a greater risk for developing gastric cancer, and therefore may benefit from eradication of H. pylori in terms of gastric cancer prevention.