http://extrahepaticbileductcancersite.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:27:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Anything that increases your risk of getting a disease is called a risk factor. Risk factors include having any of the following disorders: ·                                 Primary sclerosing cholangitis. ·                                 Chronic ulcerative colitis. ·                                 Choledochal cysts. ·                                 Infection with a Chinese liver fluke parasite. Possible signs of extrahepatic bile duct cancer include jaundice ... http://extrahepaticbileductcancersite.com/2008/04/18/having-colitis-can-increase-the-risk-of-developing-extrahepatic-bile-duct-cancer/ Patients with extrahepatic bile duct cancer usually are treated with either surgery or radiation therapy. Chemotherapy and biological therapy are being studied in clinical trials. For more information about each treatment option, select from the following list: 1.                                surgery 2.                                radiation therapy 3.                                chemotherapy 4.                                biological therapy  Share This http://extrahepaticbileductcancersite.com/2008/04/18/extrahepatic-bile-duct-cancer-3/ A network of bile ducts (tubes) connects the liver and the gallbladder to the small intestine. This network begins in the liver where many small ducts collect bile, a fluid made by the liver to break down fats during digestion. The small ducts come together to form the right and ... http://extrahepaticbileductcancersite.com/2008/04/18/extrahepatic-bile-duct-cancer-is-a-rare-disease-in-which-malignant-cancer-cells-form-in-the-part-of-bile-duct-that-is-outside-the-liver/ A rare, accounting for fewer than 1% of all cancers. It's normally found by accident in patients with cholecystitis; 1 in 400 cholecystectomies reveals a malignant tumor. The disease is most prevalent in females older than age 60. It's rapidly progressive and usually fatal; patients seldom live a year after ... http://extrahepaticbileductcancersite.com/2008/04/18/gallbladder-cancer/ Bile Duct Cancer & Sclerosing Cholangitis Nov. 1, 1999 -- The American football legend Walter Payton died today at his home near Chicago at age 45. Mr. Payton was the all-time leading rusher in the history of the National Football League. It was well known that he had a progressive liver ... http://extrahepaticbileductcancersite.com/2008/04/18/walter-payton-dies/ Extrahepatic bile duct cancer is a rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the part of bile duct that is outside the liver. A network of bile ducts (tubes) connects the liver and the gallbladder to the small intestine. This network begins in the liver where many small ducts ... http://extrahepaticbileductcancersite.com/2008/04/18/general-information-about-extrahepatic-bile-duct-cancer/ There are treatments for all patients with extrahepatic bile duct cancer. Two kinds of treatment are used: Surgery (taking out the cancer or taking steps to relieve symptoms caused by the cancer) Radiation therapy (using high-dose x-rays to kill cancer ... http://extrahepaticbileductcancersite.com/2008/04/18/how-extrahepatic-bile-duct-cancer-is-treated/ This report reviews the experience of the Hepatobiliary Unit, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London with 16 patients having proximal extrahepatic bile duct malignancy who underwent resection and a comparable group of 15 patients who had surgical bypass. The purposes of the review were to evaluate morbidity and mortality ... http://extrahepaticbileductcancersite.com/2008/04/18/clinicopathological-aspects-of-high-bile-duct-cancer-experience-with-resection-and-bypass-surgical-treatments/ Treatment Options   There are different types of treatment for patients with extrahepatic bile duct cancer. Different types of treatment are available for patients with extrahepatic bile duct cancer. Some treatments are standard (the currently used treatment), and some are being tested in clinical trials. Before starting treatment, patients may want to ... http://extrahepaticbileductcancersite.com/2008/04/18/extrahepatic-bile-duct-cancer-2/ Extrahepatic bile duct cancer is a rare disease in which cancerous (malignant) cells are found in the tissues of the extrahepatic bile duct. The bile duct is a tube that connects the liver and the gallbladder to the small intestine. The part of the bile duct that is outside the liver ... http://extrahepaticbileductcancersite.com/2008/04/18/what-is-extra-hepatic-bile-duct-cancer/