Using Antibiotics To Prevent Gastric Cancer

Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium found in about 50% of humans worldwide, can cause stomach ulcers and, in extreme cases, gastric cancer. In an article for F1000 Medicine Reports, Seiji Shiota and Yoshio Yamaoka discuss the possible eradication of H. pylori infections Infection by the H. pylori bacterium can approach 100% in developing countries…

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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on March 17th, 2010