Eradicating stomach bug can prevent the cancer from recurring 2008.Aug.03. Posted in Life
Helicobacter pylori, proved to be the cause of most stomach ulcers, has also been linked with stomach cancer.
In a study of 550 people who had stomach cancer surgery, antibiotics which killed the bug cut the risk of a second cancer developing by two-thirds.
There will now be a trial of 56,000 British people to see if killing the bacterium stops the cancer developing.
H. pylori lives in the stomach, and accounts for up to 90% of duodenal ulcers and up to 80% of gastric ulcers.
Dr Nicholas Talley:”Preventing gastric cancer by eradicating H. pylori in high-risk regions should be a priority”
It was famously linked with stomach ulcers by two Australian researchers - one of whom deliberately infected himself to prove the theory - who were awarded the Nobel prize for their discovery in 2005.
The World Health Organisation also classes the bacterium as a leading cause of stomach cancer.
Prevention
Previous trials on eradicating H. pylori as a method of preventing further stomach cancers in patients who have undergone surgery have been conflicting…….
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