Purpose There is growing evidence that inflammation is a central and reversible mechanism
through which obesity promotes cancer risk and progression. Methods We review recent …

Chronic infection with Helicobacter pylori cagA-positive strains is the strongest risk factor for
gastric cancer. The cagA gene product, CagA, is delivered into gastric epithelial cells via the …

Helicobacter pylori is a gastric pathogen that colonizes approximately 50% of the world's
population. Infection with H. pylori causes chronic inflammation and significantly increases …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the major form of primary liver cancer, is one of the most
deadly human cancers. The pathogenesis of HCC is frequently linked with continuous …

Recent data have expanded the concept that inflammation is a critical component of tumour
progression. Many cancers arise from sites of infection, chronic irritation and inflammation. It …

Helicobacter pylori is the first formally recognized bacterial carcinogen and is one of the
most successful human pathogens, as over half of the world's population is colonized with …

Although gastric adenocarcinoma is associated with the presence of Helicobacter pylori in
the stomach, only a small fraction of colonized individuals develop this common malignancy …

In the past 25 years, a majority of cancer studies have focused on examining functional
consequences of activating and/or inactivating mutations in critical genes implicated in cell …

The benefits of probiotics have been recognized and explored for over a century. The
pioneering work of Tissier and Moro was elaborated in the Metchnikoff's theory of longevity …

Four epidemiological categories were initially devised for classifying water-related infectious
“diseases” with regard to the engineering technologies required to prevent or control them …