Proton pump inhibitors may mask early gastric cancer. Dyspeptic patients over 45 should undergo endoscopy before these drugs are started.
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors