Article
Role of Helicobacter pylori infection in gastric cancer pathogenesis: a chance for prevention.
Journal of digestive diseases - 1 Feb 2010
Malfertheiner Peter, Bornschein Jan, Selgrad Michael
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....
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