A common stomach bug (H pylori) that causes stomach ulcers may be linked to about 1 in 5 colon cancer cases worldwide, says a review of 43 studies covering 48.7 million people. Those infected had a 59% higher risk, and people treated for it seemed to have lower colon cancer risk 10+ years later.
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HKUMed-led international study finds <em>Helicobacter pylori</em> exposure may be associated with more than one in five colorectal…
An international collaborative research study led by investigators from the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and the University of California San Diego, has found that exposure to Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), a bacterium…