US EditionGlobal Lifetime Estimates of Expected and Preventable Gastric Cancers Across 185 Countries
- New 2024 research by IARC and Peking University found that 15.6 million people born between 2008 and 2017 will develop gastric cancer, with 11.9 million caused by H. pylori.
- Infections with Helicobacter pylori remain the primary, preventable risk factor for gastric cancer, with eradication via antibiotics and PPIs capable of reducing cases by up to 75%.
- The research team estimates that population-wide screening and treatment for H. pylori could reduce gastric cancer cases by up to 75%, prompting calls for increased investment in prevention programs.
- Asia is expected to account for 68% of future gastric cancer cases , with rising rates among under-50s highlighting urgent global prevention needs.
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Global lifetime estimates of expected and preventable gastric cancers across 185 countries
Chronic infection with Helicobacter pylori is a modifiable cause of gastric cancer. To assist policymakers in advocating for and planning prevention strategies, we projected the future burden of gastric cancer, including that attributable to H. pylori, among a cohort of young people born in 2008–2017. Expected gastric cancer cases, in the absence of intervention, were quantified in 185 countries by combining national age-specific incidence rates…
For Portugal, estimates indicate 24.725 cases, including 928.484 people at risk, with 18.578 cases of infections caused by hepatitis "Helicobacter pylori".
On Nature Medicine the estimate of new cases of an increasing cancer. Yet it would be enough to focus on prevention
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Ju-young = Among people born around the world between 2008 and 2017, 15.6 million people will develop stomach cancer in their lifetime, and 76% (1,186...
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