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Development of an H. pylori-infected animal model and gastric cancer: recent progress and issues.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2002
Sugiyama Toshiro, Hige Syuuhei, Asaka Masahiro
Abstract excerpt
Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the world. Gastric carcinogenesis is multifactorial. Although some environmental factors, such as excessive intake of salt and N-nitroso compounds in foods, are involved in this process, Helicobacter pylori has been closely linked to an increased risk of the development of gastric adenocarcinoma. The IARC/WHO in 1994 concluded that H. pylori is a definite...
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