• Investigating the association between gastric ulcer and gastric cancer
  • Fateme Valipour Baboly,1,* zeinab sadat moosavifard,2
    1. BSc in Nursing, Department of Nursing, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
    2. Department of Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.


  • Introduction: Gastric cancer is one of the most common and deadly cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. This type of cancer is more common in some parts of the country as well as in some blood groups. Gastric or peptic ulcer: It is one of the major causes of gastric cancer. Helicobacter pylori is one of the most common causes of gastric ulcer. Of course, some medications also include the cause of this disease. According to available statistics, a large number of people in our country are suffering from this disease. The purpose of this study is to investigate and analyze the effective factors in causing gastric ulcer and its relationship with gastric cancer so that an effective step can be taken in the treatment and improvement of the health of our people.
  • Methods: This study was compiled as a review using data collection from library sources and databases of PubMed, SID, Google Scholar, Science Direct and with the keywords gastric ulcer, gastric cancer, Helicobacter pylori, pathogenic genes between 2009 and 1397. Has been.
  • Results: Gastric or peptic ulcer: It is more common in some parts of Iran, such as the northwest of the country. Considering the bacterial and pharmacological agent, almost everyone has this disease. The disease has a global epidemic and with its pathogenic genes includes inflammation until cancer of the gastric epithelial tissue, which this bacterium with its pathogenic strains and genes leads to this disease.
  • Conclusion: Gastric cancer is one of the most common cancers and is also a deadly cancer. In addition to chemical and pharmacological agents, microbes such as Helicobacter pylori are also important factors in causing it. This bacterium is the natural flora of the mouth. If they enter the stomach, it can cause stomach ulcers and eventually stomach cancer.
  • Keywords: Cancer, Helicobacter pylori, Pathogenic genes, Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori