Gastric cancer in sub-Saharan Africa.
Eur J Cancer Prev
; 10(6): 479-82, 2001 Dec.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11916345
ABSTRACT
Gastric cancer has a variable but generally low prevalence in black populations of sub-Saharan Africa, despite a high prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (the 'African enigma'). Evidence from Soweto indicates that the host response to H. pylori may be protective against a virulent organism and that, in most people, H. pylori does not lead to more serious sequelae. This suggests that there may be host protective/inhibitory factors present, which prevent the progression of H. pylori-induced chronic active gastritis to cancer.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Gástricas
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Helicobacter pylori
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Infecções por Helicobacter
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article