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This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Family history of gastric cancer and Helicobacter pylori treatment. N Engl J Med 2020; 382: 427-436

Published: 20th March 2020

Authors: Choi IJ, Kim CG, Lee JY, Kim Y-I, Kook M-C, Park B et al.

Conclusion

Some 3100 first-degree relatives were screened; 1838 had H. pylori infection and were randomly allocated to eradication therapy. After a median of nine years, people who have eradication therapy were less likely to develop stomach cancer: hazard ratio 0.45, 95 per cent c.i. 0.21 to 0.94, P=0.03. Cancer was more likely if H. pylori was not eradicated.

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