Over the past 20 years, as scientists have established that the bacterium Helicobacter pylori causes ulcers, they’ve also linked the microbe to stomach cancer. A new study suggests that a person’s risk of this malignancy can depend on the genetics of both the individual and the bacterium.
Scientists in Portugal report that among people with an H.
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