Helicobacter Pylori and the Prevention of Gastric Cancer

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 signi...

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Main Authors: Terrence Sullivan, Fredrick D Ashbury, Carlo A Fallone, Farah Naja, Richard Schabas, Philip C Hébert, Richard Hunt, Nicola Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2004-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/315184