Helicobacter Pylori and the Prevention of Gastric Cancer

Terrence Sullivan; Fredrick D Ashbury; Carlo A Fallone; Farah Naja; Richard Schabas; Philip C Hébert; Richard Hunt; Nicola Jones

doi:10.1155/2004/315184

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2004)

Helicobacter Pylori and the Prevention of Gastric Cancer

Terrence Sullivan,
Fredrick D Ashbury,
Carlo A Fallone,
Farah Naja,
Richard Schabas,
Philip C Hébert,
Richard Hunt,
Nicola Jones

Affiliations

Terrence Sullivan: Division of Research and Cancer Control, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fredrick D Ashbury: Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, and Department of Public Health Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Carlo A Fallone: Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Farah Naja: Division of Research and Cancer Control, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Richard Schabas: Schabas & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Philip C Hébert: Department of Family Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Richard Hunt: Department of Gastroenterology, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Nicola Jones: Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2004/315184
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 5
pp. 295 – 302

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori is an important cause of stomach cancer that infects a substantial proportion of the Canadian adult population. H pylori can be detected by noninvasive tests and effectively eradicated by medical treatment. Screening for and treatment of H pylori may represent a significant opportunity for preventive oncology.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1720

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