Wei-Yi Lei, Jian-Yu Lee, Chie-Lin Chen, Ming-Jong Bair, Jeng-Yih Wu, Deng-Chyang Wu, Hui-Wen Tien, Li-Ju Lin, Tsui-Hsia Hsuttt, Yi-Chia Lee
BACKGROUND: Gastric cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death, particularly in Asia and South America. Screening and eradication of Helicobacter pylori is recognised as an advantageous solution to reduce the disparities in the incidence of this cancer. However, the deployment of such policies is not yet sufficiently advanced in high-incidence areas. Our study aimed to show the acceptability and feasibility of an index-case method to implement a screening and eradication policy in high-risk populations living in Taiwanese indigenous communities...
July 2022: Lancet Oncology