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Gastric cancer, or cancer of the stomach, was once considered a single entity. Now, scientists divide this cancer into two main classes: gastric cardia cancer (cancer of the top inch of the stomach, where it meets the oesophagus) and non-cardia gastric cancer (cancer in all other areas of the stomach). Data released by Cancer Australia (Australian Government) has shown that in 2010 there were 1,999 new cases of stomach cancer accounting for 1.7 per cent of all new cancers. In 2020, an estimated 2,080 Australians are expected to be diagnosed with stomach cancer.   H. pylori infection has been shown to increase the risk of non-cardia gastric cancer due to the long-term presence of an inflammatory response, predisposing cells in the stomach lining to become cancerous. Interestingly, a reduced risks of gastric cardia cancer and oesophageal adenocarcinoma in H. pylori-infected individuals has been linked to a decline in stomach acidity that is often seen after decades of H. pylori colonization. This decline would reduce acid reflux into the oesophagus, a major risk factor for adenocarcinomas affecting the upper stomach and oesophagus.

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