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Association between proton pump inhibitors after percutaneous coronary intervention and risk of gastric cancer.

Andrew Kei-Yan NgPauline Yeung NgApril IpKa-Shing CheungChung-Wah Siu
Published in: BMJ open gastroenterology (2021)
Chronic use of PPI was significantly associated with increased risk of gastric cancer and death from gastric cancer in patients for whom it was prescribed as prophylaxis. Physicians should judiciously assess the relevant risks and benefits of chronic PPI use before prescription.
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