PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J M Parry
AU  - R C Foy
AU  - C B Woodman
TI  - Do general practitioners inform patients of the association between Helicobactor pylori infection and gastric cancer prior to determining serostatus?
DP  - 1997 May 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 311--312
VI  - 47
IP  - 418
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/47/418/311.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/47/418/311.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract1997 May 01; 47
AB  - The availability of non-invasive tests for the detection of Helicobactor pylori infection in primary care is increasing. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recently labelled H. pylori as a Class 1 carcinogen. We describe how frequently general practitioners (GPs) inform patients of this association prior to offering an H. pylori serology test, and discuss the possible consequences of withholding this information.