Clinicopathological evidence of hepatitis B virus infection in the development of gastric adenocarcinoma

Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the infection‐related cancers. Helicobacter pylori and Epstein‐Barr virus (EBV) were established risk factors for GC. Recently, there are several reports showing the inconsistent association between hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and the development of GC. To explore the relationship between HBV infection and the development of GC, we designed a meta‐analysis of previous epidemiological studies, a hospital‐based...