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I have tested positive for h pylori and read about cancer risk once treated and cured will the risk return to normal???
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Yes: H. pylori well known to be associated with gastric cancer. The ulcers resulting from the toxins induce migration of bone stem cells to the ulcer which are converted to Ca by the same toxins. By eliminating the organism the risk for developing Ca lesions is markedly reduced.
Answered 1/16/2015
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