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Taipei – A study from Taiwan suggests that a test for Helicobacter (H.) pylori carried out as part of colorectal cancer screening could reduce the incidence of gastric cancer. The authors report their results in JAMA (2024; DOI: 1001/jama.2024.14887). “H. pylori contributes to the development of gastric cancer, and antibiotic eradication of the germ can reduce the risk of the cancer occurring,” write…