Saturday, 1 February 2020

An attack on stomach bacteria cuts the risk of one of the deadliest cancers

An attack on stomach bacteria cuts the risk of one of the deadliest cancers

Ridding the gut of the ulcer-causing bacterium Helicobacter pylori could prevent stomach cancer in people with a family history of the disease. H. pylori infects more than half of all people, and has been linked to peptic ulcers and gastric cancer, which kills more people worldwide than all but two other cancers.
Read more: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00234-x?source=Snapzu

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