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JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2003; 4(4):164.
Reply to: Helicobacter pylori and Pancreatic Cancer. A Working Hypothesis from Epidemiological Studies
Gianpiero Manes1, Antonio Balzano1, Dino Vaira2
1Department of Gastroenterology, Cardarelli Hospital. Neaples, Italy. 2Clinica Medica I, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna. Bologna, Italy
Dear Sir:
We thank Dr. Wöhrer and colleagues for their comments [1] on our review article [2] on Helicobacter pylori and the pancreas. The connection between the bacterial infection and pancreatic cancer could become an intriguing field of research. The epidemiological data which exist today are the only such data which support the reliability of this association. The mechanisms by which a chronic Helicobacter pylori infection may favour the onset of pancreatic cancer as well as the fact that curing the infection may reduce the occurrence of the disease in high risk patients (patients with chronic pancreatitis for example) should be the object of further investigations.
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References
Wöhrer S, Hejna M, Raderer M. Helicobacter pylori and pancreatic cancer. A working hypothesis from epidemiological studies. JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2003; 4:163-4. [More details]
Manes G, Balzano A, Vaira D. Helicobacter pylori and pancreatic disease. JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2003; 4:111-6. [More details]
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Received June 25th, 2003
Keywords Carcinogens; Gram-Negative Bacteria; Helicobacter; Helicobacter pylori; Lymphoma, Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue; Organisms Category; Pancreatic Diseases; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Risk Factors
Correspondence
Dino Vaira
Clinica Medica I
Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
University of Bologna
S. Orsola Hospital, Nuove Patologie
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Italy
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