Gastritis

A systematic review and meta-analysis found that screening for Helicobacter pylori in an asymptomatic, healthy Asian population followed by H pylori eradication in affected patients reduced the prevalence of gastric cancer.[48]Ford AC, Forman D, Hunt RH, et al. Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy to prevent gastric cancer in healthy asymptomatic infected individuals: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ. 2014 May 20;348:g3174. http://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g3174.long http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24846275?tool=bestpractice.com