for the China Gastric Cancer Study Group T HE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN chronic Helicobacter pylori infection and development of gastric cancer is well established. [1][2][3][4] The International Agency for Research on Cancer has categorized H pylori as a group I carcinogen. 5 In Correa's model of gastric carcinogenesis, the gastric mucosa progresses through the stages of chronic active gastritis, glandular atrophy, intestinal metaplasia, and dysplasia before the development of gastric adenocarcinoma. 6-10 Two recent large-scale, prospective studies, 11,12 both in high-risk populations, have re-ported H pylori infection as a definite risk factor for the development of gastric cancer. In the first study, presence of H pylori at baseline was associated with an increased risk of progression to dyspla-Author Affiliations and Members of the China Gastric Cancer Study Group are listed at the end of this article.
In patients who had ulcer complications related to the long-term use of low-dose aspirin, treatment with lansoprazole in addition to the eradication of H. pylori infection significantly reduced the rate of recurrence of ulcer complications.
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