Etiology of stomach carcinoma--opinions and facts--yesterday and today
Schramm, T.; Wettig, K.; Ziebarth, D.; Pötzsch, J.
Zeitschrift für Arztliche Fortbildung und Qualitatssicherung 91(2): 111-115
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 1431-7621 PMID: 9244650 Document Number: 477459
Recent research demonstrated that views on the etiology of gastric cancer, which had been considered true over decades do not correspond with the real situation. Therefore, efforts for primary prevention of gastric cancer could not be successful. The bacteria Helicobacter pylori is considered today to be an important but not the only etiologic factor of this disease. Eradication of this bacteria decreases the risk of gastric cancer.