Chemoprevention of Gastric Cancer: Helicobacter pylori Eradication
Gastric cancer is one of the most common fatal malignancies in the world, with a high incidence in Korea and Japan. Helicobacter pylori infection is an important factor in the pathogenesis of gastric cancer. Epidemiological studies have shown a strong causal relationship between H. pylori infection...
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Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research
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| description | Gastric cancer is one of the most common fatal malignancies in the world, with a high incidence in Korea and Japan. Helicobacter pylori infection is an important factor in the pathogenesis of gastric cancer. Epidemiological studies have shown a strong causal relationship between H. pylori infection and gastric cancer. Animal studies have also shown that eradication of H. pylori infection, especially at the early stage, is effective in preventing H. pylori-related gastric carcinogenesis. H. pylori eradication leads to regression and prevents the progression of gastric precancerous lesions but only in a minority of cases. H. pylori eradication appears to be the most promising approach for gastric cancer prevention. The current available data from human studies show that H. pylori eradication can reduce the risk of developing gastric cancer, and this strategy is more useful in patients without atrophic gastritis or intestinal metaplasia. A longer follow-up and additional studies are needed for a better understanding of this issue. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5006b29c33eb4989905a8ff3ea86e8ed2025-08-20T03:34:33ZengKorean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal ResearchThe Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research1738-33312017-12-0117416616810.7704/kjhugr.2017.17.4.166kjhugr.2017.17.4.166Chemoprevention of Gastric Cancer: Helicobacter pylori EradicationEun Jin Kim0Hang Lak Lee1Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, KoreaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, KoreaGastric cancer is one of the most common fatal malignancies in the world, with a high incidence in Korea and Japan. Helicobacter pylori infection is an important factor in the pathogenesis of gastric cancer. Epidemiological studies have shown a strong causal relationship between H. pylori infection and gastric cancer. Animal studies have also shown that eradication of H. pylori infection, especially at the early stage, is effective in preventing H. pylori-related gastric carcinogenesis. H. pylori eradication leads to regression and prevents the progression of gastric precancerous lesions but only in a minority of cases. H. pylori eradication appears to be the most promising approach for gastric cancer prevention. The current available data from human studies show that H. pylori eradication can reduce the risk of developing gastric cancer, and this strategy is more useful in patients without atrophic gastritis or intestinal metaplasia. A longer follow-up and additional studies are needed for a better understanding of this issue.http://www.helicojournal.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.7704/kjhugr.2017.17.4.166ChemopreventionHelicobacter pyloriStomach neoplasms |
| spellingShingle | Eun Jin Kim Hang Lak Lee Chemoprevention of Gastric Cancer: Helicobacter pylori Eradication The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research Chemoprevention Helicobacter pylori Stomach neoplasms |
| title | Chemoprevention of Gastric Cancer: Helicobacter pylori Eradication |
| title_full | Chemoprevention of Gastric Cancer: Helicobacter pylori Eradication |
| title_fullStr | Chemoprevention of Gastric Cancer: Helicobacter pylori Eradication |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemoprevention of Gastric Cancer: Helicobacter pylori Eradication |
| title_short | Chemoprevention of Gastric Cancer: Helicobacter pylori Eradication |
| title_sort | chemoprevention of gastric cancer helicobacter pylori eradication |
| topic | Chemoprevention Helicobacter pylori Stomach neoplasms |
| url | http://www.helicojournal.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.7704/kjhugr.2017.17.4.166 |
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