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Nkuize M, De Wit S, Demetter P, Eisendrath P, Vanderpas J. Helicobacter pylori and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Co-Infection: Potential Implications for Future Gastric Cancer Risk. Microorganisms 2023; 11:microorganisms11040887. [PMID: 37110310 PMCID: PMC10145129 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11040887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Objective: Helicobacter pylori and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are both pandemic infections with variable geographic prevalence rates. H. pylori–HIV co-infection at the regional and sub-regional levels with a perspective on gastric cancer incidence is discussed. Design: Based on PRISMA guidelines, national data for H. pylori, HIV, and H. pylori–HIV co-infection were collected for the general population through December 2019. Joint temporal and geographical data for H. pylori and HIV infections in 48 countries were available and used to generate H. pylori–HIV co-infection estimates by cross-sectional analysis. These data were compared with gastric carcinoma statistics for the same countries. Results: The estimated global prevalence rate of H. pylori–HIV co-infection was 1.7 per 1000 people, representing 12.6 million people. Prevalence according to region was, in decreasing order, sub-Saharan Africa 21.9‰, Eastern Europe/Central Asia 4.3‰, Latin America/Caribbean 2.0 ‰, North America/Western/Southern/Northern Europe 1.1‰, Asia/Pacific 0.8‰, and North Africa/Middle East 0.1 ‰. The incidence and mortality rates for gastric carcinoma were higher in East/Pacific Asia, Southern/Andean Latin America, and Eastern Europe regions, and the incidence appeared to be 1.8-fold greater in H. pylori–HIV-infected people in East Asia. Conclusions: The population at risk of H. pylori–HIV co-infection is estimated to be 12.6 million people (2015 reference year). The heterogeneity of H. pylori–HIV co-infection across regions and sub-regions does not show a clear association with gastric carcinoma. Other methodological approaches with analytical studies (cohort, case–control) are required to measure the potential effect of H. pylori infection and its treatment on the incidence of gastric carcinoma in the large HIV–H. pylori-positive cohort.
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- Marcel Nkuize
- Saint Pierre University Hospital Brussels, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
- Correspondence:
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- Saint Pierre University Hospital Brussels, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Jules Bordet Institute, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Saint Pierre University Hospital Brussels, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Saint Pierre University Hospital Brussels, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Walker PF, Settgast AM, DeSilva MB. Cancer Screening in Refugees and Immigrants: A Global Perspective. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2022; 106:tpmd210692. [PMID: 35533696 PMCID: PMC9209943 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Clinicians in the United States are trained to screen for cancer based on patient age, gender, family history, and environmental risk factors such as smoking. These cancers generally include, breast, cervical, colon, lung, and prostate cancers. We know that refugees and other immigrants to the United States experience dramatic disparities in cancer screening. Additionally, many immigrants experience elevated risks from infection-attributable cancers due to their country or region of origin. U.S.- based clinicians may not routinely consider these unique risk factors. Although this article focuses on refugees, it is also intended to guide clinicians caring for other foreign-born immigrant groups living in the United States (hereafter referred to as "immigrants"). The document contains two sections: 1) special considerations for U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines cancer screening recommendations in immigrants and 2) cancer risks and screening recommendation unique to certain immigrant groups. Disparities in cancer screening and prevalence are often greater for specific immigrant groups than for broader racial or ethnic groups (e.g., Black, Asian, Hispanic) into which they may fit. Disaggregation of data by language or country of origin is useful to identify such disparities and to design intervention opportunities within specific communities that are culturally distinct and/or who have different environmental exposures. Unique cancer risks and disparities in screening support a nuanced approach to cancer screening for immigrant and refugee populations, which is the focus of this narrative review.
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- Patricia F. Walker
- HealthPartners Institute, Bloomington, Minnesota
- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- HealthPartners Travel and Tropical Medicine Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
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- HealthPartners Institute, Bloomington, Minnesota
- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- HealthPartners Center for International Health, St. Paul, Minnesota
- HealthPartners Travel and Tropical Medicine Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
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- HealthPartners Institute, Bloomington, Minnesota
- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- HealthPartners Travel and Tropical Medicine Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Rustgi SD, Oh A, Hur C. Testing and Treating Helicobacter pylori Infection in Individuals With Family History of Gastric Cancer is Cost-effective. Gastroenterology 2021; 161:2051-2052.e4. [PMID: 34461053 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.08.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Sheila D Rustgi
- Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physician and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York; Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physician and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York; Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York; Healthcare Innovations Research and Evaluation, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.
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Huang RJ, Koh H, Hwang JH, Abnet CC, Alarid-Escudero F, Amieva MR, Bruce MG, Camargo MC, Chan AT, Choi IJ, Corvalan A, Davis JL, Deapen D, Epplein M, Greenwald DA, Hamashima C, Hur C, Inadomi JM, Ji HP, Jung HY, Lee E, Lin B, Palaniappan LP, Parsonnet J, Peek RM, Piazuelo MB, Rabkin CS, Shah SC, Smith A, So S, Stoffel EM, Umar A, Wilson KT, Woo Y, Yeoh KG. A Summary of the 2020 Gastric Cancer Summit at Stanford University. Gastroenterology 2020; 159:1221-1226. [PMID: 32707045 PMCID: PMC7577947 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.05.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
There exists no coherent national strategy for the early detection or prevention of gastric cancer in the United States (US), even among identified high-risk groups such as Asian Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Alaska Native/American Indian peoples. As a result, patients with gastric cancer in the US are diagnosed at later stages and demonstrate worse overall survival compared to nations of East Asia with established screening programs (Table 1). The under-recognition of gastric cancer risk within minority communities is a significant unaddressed healthcare disparity.
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- Robert J. Huang
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
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- Division of Public Administration, Center for Research and Teaching in Economics, Aguascalientes, Mexico
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University
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- Arctic Investigations Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, AK
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
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- Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Center for Gastric Cancer, National Cancer Center, Goyang, South Korea
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University, and Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, NC
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- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Division of Digestive & Liver Diseases, Columbia University, New York, NY
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Department of Medicine, Stanford University
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- Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Department of Medicine, Stanford University
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Stanford University
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN,Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN
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- Hope for Stomach Cancer, Marina Del Rey, CA
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- The Asian Liver Center, Stanford University
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN,Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, City of Hope National Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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