"Travelers Beware: Stomach-Eating Bug Linked to Son's Fatal Cancer"
A mother believes her son's stomach cancer, which led to his death at the age of 40, was caused by an infection from the stomach-eating bug Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) that he may have picked up during his backpacking trip to India 20 years ago. She is calling for more awareness about the potential risks of this bug, which can lead to certain types of cancer. While the UK Health Security Agency states that there is no current data to suggest that travel is a risk factor for developing H. pylori infection, the mother believes that if her son had taken a test for H. pylori upon his return from his travels, his life could have been saved. She is now campaigning for more information and the availability of cheap tests to detect the bug.