Association between Helicobacter pylori and pancreatic cancer risk: a meta-analysis
Schulte A, Pandeya N, Fawcett J, Fritschi L, Risch HA, Webb PM, Whiteman DC, Neale RE. Association between Helicobacter pylori and pancreatic cancer risk: a meta-analysis. Cancer Causes & Control 2015, 26: 1027-1035. PMID: 25951801, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-015-0595-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsH. pylori seropositivityPancreatic cancer riskPylori seropositivityPancreatic cancerOdds ratioCancer riskAustralian population-based case-control studyConfidence intervalsH. pyloriPopulation-based case-control studyHelicobacter pyloriOverall associationStrain-specific associationsLaird random-effects modelAdjusted odds ratioCase-control studyCytotoxin-associated geneSignificant overall associationRandom-effects modelEnzyme-linked immunosorbentPancreatic cancer studiesCagA seropositivityMethodsBlood samplesEpidemiological studiesSeropositivity