Does Lansoprazole Cause Cancer?

Lansoprazole has no carcinogenic effect. However, if lansoprazole is taken for a long time, it is easy to cause atrophic gastritis and gastric polyps. Therefore, lansoprazole is used to treat gastric diseases, and there are certain corresponding courses of treatment. For example, in the treatment of gastric ulcer, the course of treatment is generally 4 weeks to 8 weeks; in the treatment of reflux esophagitis, the course of treatment is 4 weeks to 8 weeks; in the treatment of duodenal ulcer in peptic ulcer, the course of treatment is 4 weeks to 6 weeks. If lansoprazole is used to eradicate H. pylori, it must be combined with antibiotics such as amoxicillin and bismuth potassium citrate. The course of treatment is usually one week, sometimes extended to two weeks.