Objective: The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of Helicobacter
pylori (H. pylori) infection in Kashmiri patients with gastric cancer and to compare this
with a matched control population.Methods: Fifty patients with gastric cancer and thirty age/sex matched controls were
included in the study. All the subjects were hailing from Kashmir Valley. For detection
of H. pylori, biopsy specimens were used both from cases and controls.Results: An insignificant association was shown between H. pylori and both intestinal
and diffuse type of gastric cancer.Conclusions: The data provides support against the significant association between
H. pylori and gastric cancer in this part of world, a place where the age standardized
incidence of gastric cancer is alarmingly high. We conclude that other factors like
personal and special dietary habits of Kashmiri population may be more important for
the development of gastric cancer.