The ABC Method and Gastric Cancer: Evidence From Prospective Studies

The ABC Method and Gastric Cancer: Evidence From Prospective Studies

In this issue, Ikeda et al1 reported on the predictive ability of the combination of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) antibody and serum pepsinogen (sPG), known as the ABC method, for gastric cancer occurrence in a long-term prospective study. The Hisayama Study is known for its long follow-up period and high rates of medical examinations, autopsies, and follow-up. The most important finding in ...

Cancer therapy with phytochemicals: evidence from clinical studies

Cancer is still one of the major causes of mortality in both developing and developed countries. At this time, in spite of intensive interventions, a large number of patients have poor prognosis. Therefore, the effort for finding new anticancer agents with better efficacy and lesser side effects has continued. According to the traditional recommendations and experimental studies, numerous medic...

Evidence from Case-control and Prospective Studies

cancer therapy with phytochemicals: evidence from clinical studies

cancer is still one of the major causes of mortality in both developing and developed countries. at this time, in spite of intensive interventions, a large number of patients have poor prognosis. therefore, the effort for finding new anticancer agents with better efficacy and lesser side effects has continued. according to the traditional recommendations and experimental studies, numerous medic...

Association between infection with Helicobacter pylori and risk of gastric cancer: evidence from a prospective investigation.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between gastric cancer and prior infection with Helicobacter pylori. DESIGN Case-control comparison of prevalence of IgG antibodies to H pylori in blood samples collected prospectively, before diagnosis of gastric cancer in the cases. Presence of H pylori antibody (greater than 10 micrograms IgG/ml) determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELIS...