Helicobacter pylori and Gastric Cancer

Gastritis caused by infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is one of the most common infectious diseases worldwide. There are data on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and histology of this disease that show that H. pylori gastritis has an important role in gastric carcinogenesis. However, it has to be considered that only very few of those infected with H. pylori will develop gastric cancer. Hence, it will be a main target of future...