Bile Duct Cancer Survivor Stories

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.

Bile duct cancer survivor stories.

My mother is 53 and was just diagnosed with bile duct cancer in may 09. But 51 year old nicholas belluomini of erie pa is optimistic about his prognosis. Your bile duct runs through your liver. For more general information on recurrence see understanding recurrence.

By cody curtis i was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in december of 2007 at age fifty two. 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. There are no uk wide statistics available for bile duct cancer survival.

They are for people diagnosed with biliary tract cancer. I see that you have not posted anything on this blog in over 5 years hopefully you will log in soon. Cholangiocarcinoma is a cancer of the bile duct. 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.

The cancer has spread outside the bile ducts to nearby structures or lymph nodes. The bile duct is a very small tube that connects the liver and the gallbladder to the small intestine. Cancer can occur in any part of the bile duct. The cancer has spread to distant parts of the body such as the lungs.

The following statistics are provided by public health england s national cancer intelligence network ncin. For those diagnosed in england in 2012. 5 year relative survival rates for bile duct cancer. Cancer of the bile duct or cholangiocarcinoma is extremely rare.

Ly s problem was diagnosed as cancer of the ampulla with biliary obstruction. There is no sign that the cancer has spread outside of the bile ducts. In most patients the tumor cannot be completely removed with surgery and is incurable. The common bile duct is also dilated with greatest diameter measuring 2 3 cm.

For more on how recurrent bile duct cancer is treated see treatment options based on the extent of bile duct cancer. 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. 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.