Journal article
Helicobacter pylori eradication for the prevention of gastric neoplasia
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Gastric cancer is the third most common cause of cancer death worldwide. Individuals infected with Helicobacter pylori have a higher likelihood of developing gastric cancer than individuals who are not infected. Eradication of H. pylori in healthy asymptomatic individuals in the general population may reduce the incidence of gastric cancer, but the magnitude of this effect is unclear.
OBJECTIVES: To assess the effectiveness of …
Authors
Ford AC; Forman D; Hunt R; Yuan Y; Moayyedi P
Journal
, Vol. 2015, No. 7,
Publisher
Wiley
DOI
10.1002/14651858.cd005583.pub2
ISSN
1465-1858