Bile Duct Cancer Survivor Stories

They are for people diagnosed with biliary tract cancer.

Bile duct cancer survivor stories.

Cancer can occur in any part of the bile duct. For more on how recurrent bile duct cancer is treated see treatment options based on the extent of bile duct cancer. By the time kelly arp discovered she had stage iv bile duct cancer the disease had already spread to her left arm and right rib. Your comment regarding your mother s bile duct cancer that is unresectable is the most positive story that i have yet to hear regarding bile duct cancer.

Patient and surgeon take on cancer with one punch. 5 year relative survival rates for bile duct cancer. I see that you have not posted anything on this blog in over 5 years hopefully you will log in soon. Your bile duct runs through your liver.

In most patients the tumor cannot be completely removed with surgery and is incurable. The bile duct is a very small tube that connects the liver and the gallbladder to the small intestine. For more general information on recurrence see understanding recurrence. My mother is 53 and was just diagnosed with bile duct cancer in may 09.

Cholangiocarcinoma is a cancer of the bile duct. If the cancer does come back recur further treatment will depend on where the cancer is what treatments you ve had before and your overall health. The common bile duct is also dilated with greatest diameter measuring 2 3 cm. The following statistics are provided by public health england s national cancer intelligence network ncin.

Cancer of the bile duct or cholangiocarcinoma is extremely rare. There are no uk wide statistics available for bile duct cancer survival. Because in his own words he is lucky enough to live just an hour and a half drive from the best hospital with the best doctors cleveland clinic. The cancer has spread to distant parts of the body such as the lungs.

There is no sign that the cancer has spread outside of the bile ducts. By cody curtis i was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in december of 2007 at age fifty two. The form of cancer that rivi had cholangiocarcinoma or more pronounceably bile duct cancer is one that originates in the tissues of the bile duct. Ct showed a soft tissue mass at the ampulla of vater measuring 2 1 cm x 2 2 cm.

Now an experimental drug obtained through a clinical trial is stabilizing the cancer and preventing it from spreading further. For those diagnosed in england in 2012. The cancer has spread outside the bile ducts to nearby structures or lymph nodes.