Hello. I'm Doctor Clayton Hess, founder of CureRays Radiation Medicine. Let me walk you through this page: Keep Stomach Cancer Away®.

Stomach cancer has one modifiable cause that stands above the rest — a common bacterial infection called Helicobacter pylori, which can be tested for with a breath or stool test and cured with a course of antibiotics. Treating it lowers stomach cancer risk.

Here is what you'll find on this page.

H. pylori — the part you can actually act on. Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that lives in the stomach lining, infects a large share of the world's population, usually causes no symptoms, and is the leading modifiable cause of stomach cancer.

Who is at risk. H. pylori infection — the single most important modifiable cause; Diet — heavy in salted, smoked, pickled or processed foods; low in fresh fruit and vegetables; Smoking, which roughly doubles risk, and heavy alcohol.

Finding it early. The United States has no population screening programme for stomach cancer, because it is relatively uncommon here.

Here is what you can do next.

Go deeper on stomach cancer. Read the full plain-language guide, or ask us where radiation fits in your treatment. Look for the button marked Full stomach cancer guide.

You can always reach our Grass Valley office at 5 3 0. 8 0 2. 6 4 0 0.

This page is informational only. It is not medical advice — please confirm anything here with your care team.

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