Researchers from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) convened a three-day Working Group Meeting on 17–19 February 2025 that brought together an international, interdisciplinary group of 33 experts from 21 countries to discuss current practices and provide guidance on the implementation of population-based Helicobacter pylori screen-and-treat strategies in adult populations for the prevention of gastric cancer.
The meeting opened with this keynote lecture given by Dr David Forman: Helicobacter pylori and preventing gastric cancer – Cause for optimism but no happy ending (yet).