Editorial
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Feb 15, 2010; 2(2): 59-64
Published online Feb 15, 2010. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v2.i2.59
Table 1 Environmental and other risk factors for conventional gastric cancer
Increased risk of gastric cancerDecreased risk of gastric cancer
CHD1, TP53, BRCA2 germline mutationFruit and vegetables
Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancerAscorbic acid
Helicobacter pyloriinfectionCarotenoids
Ebstein barrvirus infectionFolates
Cigarette smokingTocopherols
Smoked or cured meat and fishCereal fibres
Pickled vegetablesNumerous polymorphisms (as mentioned under increased risk)
Chilli peppers
Alcohol
Exposure to nitrosamines + inorganic dust
Obesity
Pharmacological gastric acid suppression
IL-1β-31 polymorphism
1195 COX-2 polymorphism
Other polymorphisms: MTHFR, PSCA, XPA, XPC, ERCC2, GSTT1, SULT1A1, NAT2, EPHX1, Toll-like receptor 4