Environmental factors inducing gastric… | 2025

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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Prevention and risk

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Plain-language summary

Gastric cancer, a prevalent malignant tumor worldwide, poses a significant challenge to global health. Despite ongoing advancements in treatment methods, its high incidence and mortality rates remain concerning. Although progress in treating gastric cancer is encouraging, a more critical focus is on enhancing prevention efforts. Understanding the risk factors associated with gastric cancer is crucial for its prevention. This article summarizes the environmental factors related to the development of gastric cancer and their prevention, including: Living or working environment factors (air pollution, water quality, soil pollution, radiation, altitude, climate), dietary habits (meat, high-fat diet, high-salt diet), lifestyle habits (smoking, Drinking, sleep, coffee), and viral and bacterial exposures (Epstein-Barr virus, Human cytomegalovirus, Helicobacter pylori). Additionally, the article discusses current research directions and aims to provide a reference for researchers, paving the way for future preventive and therapeutic strategies.

What this study adds

Evidence grade: Low

This review is about gastric cancer and contains no information on Alzheimer's disease treatment, cure, or prevention. It summarizes environmental, dietary, lifestyle, and infectious risk factors for gastric cancer.

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APA 7th

He, P., Li, X., Zou, D., Tang, F., Chen, H., & Li, Y. (2025). Environmental factors inducing gastric cancer: insights into risk and prevention strategies. Discover Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-025-01771-5

Vancouver

He P, Li X, Zou D, Tang F, Chen H, Li Y. Environmental factors inducing gastric cancer: insights into risk and prevention strategies. Discover Oncology. 2025. doi:10.1007/s12672-025-01771-5. PMID: 39786603.

BibTeX

@article{he2025-39786603,
  author  = {He, Puyi and Li, Xiaomei and Zou, Dan and Tang, Futian and Chen, Hao and Li, Yumin},
  title   = {{Environmental factors inducing gastric cancer: insights into risk and prevention strategies}},
  journal = {Discover Oncology},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.1007/s12672-025-01771-5},
  pmid    = {39786603},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-025-01771-5}
}

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Key findings

Gastric cancer, a prevalent malignant tumor worldwide, poses a significant challenge to global health.
Understanding the risk factors associated with gastric cancer is crucial for its prevention.

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Study details

Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 40/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Discover Oncology)
Journal's citation record	0 / 4	Discover Oncology: journal h-index 36 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	0 / 12	No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Strength of evidence	1 / 5	Rated “low” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	4 / 5	2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	0 / 4	Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	0 / 3	Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Randomized / blinded	0 / 2	No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	3 / 7	Cited 22 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	2 / 5	7.3 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025
Impact for its field and year	4 / 6	Cited 19.6× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	0 / 6	No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited	2 / 4	Cited 22 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	2 / 4	Last-listed author Yumin Li: h-index 47 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	0 / 3	Lanzhou University: institution h-index 524 (OpenAlex)
Multicenter collaboration	1 / 3	OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 39786603)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	40 / 100	—

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