Association between Helicobacter Pylori (H. Pylori) Infection and Esophageal Squamus Cell Carcinoma (ESCC)

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Recent studies were reported that H. Pylori infection and gastric atrophy were associated with an increased risk for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). However this finding needs to be confirmed in other ethnic group due to the wide geographic variation of this canc...

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Main Authors: J Shokry-Shirvany, A Jafari, E Shafigh, S Siadati, B Heidari, A Bijani, A Ghorbani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences 2012-01-01
Series:Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul
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Online Access:http://jbums.org/article-1-3988-en.html