Salt adds to stomach bug’s cancer risk
VANDERBILT (US) — Combining a high-salt diet with a type of H. pylori infection can increase the risk of gastric cancer, according to new research with gerbils. Infection with the stomach-dwelling bacterium Helicobacter pylori, particularly strains expressing the oncoprotein CagA , is a strong risk factor for gastric cancer. Timothy Cover, professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University, and colleagues previously ...
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