Journal of cancer research and therapeutics
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The association between Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection and colorectal neoplasm risk was not clear. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether HP infection can increase the risk of developing colorectal neoplasm by meta-analysis. ⋯ In general, no statistical association between HP infection and colorectal neoplasm risk was found in this meta-analysis. But, HP infection may increase the risk of developing colorectal adenomas.