New research published in the journal Gastroenterology offers insight on gastric cancer and the presence of the common bacteria known as H. pylori (Helicobacter pylori). Although previous studies have ...

While conversations about cancer risk often center on genetics and lifestyle choices, emerging research highlights a more insidious threat lurking in millions of American stomachs. Helicobacter pylori ...

August 1, 2008 — A Japanese study of patients with early gastric cancer shows that eradicating the bacteria Helicobacter pylori after surgery greatly reduces the risk of gastric cancer developing ...

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria infect about 50% of the human population and colonize the mucosa layer of the stomach. Although in most people the infection is asymptomatic, H. pylori was ...

Helicobacter pylori can inhibit intercellular communication of cultured gastric cells. This finding provides a new direction to illuminate the molecular mechanism of the worldwide infectious bacterium ...

Gastric cancer is one of the five most fatal types of cancer. According to the statistics of the World Health Organization about 750,000 patients die each year after developing the disease. The main ...

Evaluating the possibility of large population-based programs of Helicobacter pylori screening and treatment should be a global priority to reduce the burden of gastric cancer, according to a report ...

What if we could eliminate a major risk factor for stomach cancer in Black, Asian, Latino and other vulnerable populations? A new study from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of ...

Q: I was having stomach pain and some nausea. The doctor found bacteria in my stomach, and I was diagnosed with a gastric ulcer. Now I'm being told that I should get screened for stomach cancer. Is ...

Gastric cancer is the world's overall second most common cancer, and carries a bad prognosis. In the Correa model of gastric carcinogenesis, environmental factors (salt, nitrate, a lack of vitamin and ...