Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer.

Background: Patients infected with Helicobacter pylori, a stomach colonizing bacteria, have an increased risk of developing gastric malignancies, in particular gastric carcinomas.

Aim: This review was aimed to analyze the relationship between gastric carcinoma and Helicobacter pylori infection and to rule out the possibility of preventive measures.

Methods: To identify articles for this review, a PubMed search was conducted using the following key words: gastric cancer, Helicobacter pylori.