Role of Helicobacter pylori infection in gastric cancer pathogenesis: a chance for prevention.

Abstract excerpt

Gastric cancer in the absence of strategies implemented for early detection continues to have a dismal prognosis. There are limited options for a curative therapy once patients present with clinical manifestations of this malignant disease. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection plays a key role in gastric carcinogenesis, supported by epidemiological, preclinical and clinical studies. The recognition of H....

Topics

• Algorithms
• Animals
• Disease Models, Animal
• Environment
• Genetic Predisposition to Disease
• Helicobacter Infections
• Helicobacter pylori
• Humans
• Mass Screening
• Precancerous Conditions
• Stomach Neoplasms