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Gut-C new study.(Brief Article)
Vitamin C may be related to prevention of stomach cancer and some ulcers.
That's the implication of a study published in the August 1, 2003 issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, which found that low blood levels "of the water-based vitamin are associated with higher chances of infection by Helicobacter pylori. Peptic ulcers are now known to originate with these bacteria--not with stress as once believed. H. pylori infection is associated with stomach cancer as well.
The study stressed that lower levels of vitamin C in infected persons could be caused by the infection itself--not the ...
- Stomach Cancer
- Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. Cherath, Lata; Kirsch, Bob January 1, 2006 700+ words
Stomach Cancer Definition Stomach cancer (also known as gastric cancer) is a disease in which the...stomach that doctors refer to when determining the origin of stomach cancer. These are: the cardia, area surrounding the cardiac sphincter...
- New research from Rhode Island Hospital may help predict outcomes for stomach...
- Newspaper article from: Drug Week August 1, 2008 700+ words
...predict outcomes for patients with stomach cancer, one of the most common and fatal...poor outcomes following surgery for stomach cancer also had extremely low amounts of two...protein levels with outcomes following stomach cancer surgery. Researchers say this discovery...
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- Newspaper article from: Clinical Oncology Week November 17, 2008 700+ words
...a major contributor to the cause of stomach cancer u the second leading cause of cancer...can start the progression towards stomach cancer. These results are published in the...significant contributor to the onset of stomach cancer," said lead author Timothy C. Wang...
- New findings reported from Osaka Medical Center describe advances in stomach...
- Newspaper article from: Cancer Weekly October 20, 2009 700+ words
...Scientists discuss in 'Gender differences in stomach cancer survival in Osaka, Japan: analyses...relative survival model' new findings in stomach cancer. "Relative 5-year survival for stomach cancer has increased gradually in Osaka for...
- Salt increases risk of stomach cancer.
- Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week January 26, 2004 700+ words
...highly salted food double their risk of stomach cancer according to a new report. A study...The study shows that the risk of stomach cancer for Japanese men with the lowest salt...diet was high in salt. Gastric or stomach cancer is the second most frequent cause of...
- Genetic screen reveals stomach cancer risk.
- News wire article from: United Press International November 20, 2002 700+ words
...uncover those most at risk for developing stomach cancer due to a bacterial infection, a study...small percentage will go on to develop stomach cancer, but now researchers might have discovered...strains are more likely to develop stomach cancer than others," Ceu Figueiredo, lead...
- New Xeloda Combination Allows Patients with Stomach Cancer to Live...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire Europe June 5, 2006 700+ words
...advanced oesophagogastric (oesophagus and stomach) cancer. The standard treatment for this disease...cisplatin, as first-line therapy for stomach cancer. Xeloda in combination with other...patients compared to standard treatments. Stomach cancer is the fourth most commonly ...
- New stomach cancer study findings recently were published by researchers at...
- Newspaper article from: Cancer Weekly September 29, 2009 700+ words
"The incidence of stomach cancer is high in certain parts of the...United States report (see also Stomach Cancer). "We conducted a population...control study including 196 incident stomach cancer cases and 397 matched controls...