My mother was diagnosed 4 years ago with bile duct cancer also as in your case surgery is not an option.
Stage 4 bile duct cancer survivors.
He has had two cycles 4 treatements of chemo.
The seer database however does not group cancers by ajcc tnm stages stage 1 stage 2 stage 3 etc.
Bypass surgery is an option if the tumor is blocking the common bile duct.
She went through radiation the maximum amount that she can have and she has been on chemo thru an iv oral chemo xeloda for 2 years and now gemcitabine given to her by a port.
The seer database tracks 5 year relative survival rates for bile duct cancer in the united states based on how far the cancer has spread.
Now an experimental drug obtained through a clinical trial is stabilizing the cancer and preventing it from spreading further.
It is sometimes referred as metastatic hepatic carcinoma.
But 51 year old nicholas belluomini of erie pa is optimistic about his prognosis.
The cancer started in his bile duct in the liver and spread to his liver lungs and pelvis bone.
Stage 4 liver cancer has been indicated as one of the most fatal cancer.
Bile duct cancer is also called cholangiocarcinoma.
The stage 4 liver cancer is eventually the last stage of the cancer and the survival chances of the victim largely decrease at the stage due to complicated scenarios.
For more general information on recurrence see understanding recurrence.
Bile duct bypass surgery.
In most patients the tumor cannot be completely removed with surgery and is incurable.
Bile duct cancer is a rare form of cancer with approximately 2 500 new cases.
Bile duct cancer arises from the cells that line the bile ducts the drainage system for bile that is produced by the liver bile ducts collect this bile draining it into the gallbladder and finally into the small intestine where it aids in the digestion process.
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.
There are three kinds of surgery that may be done for stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Cancer of the bile duct or cholangiocarcinoma is extremely rare.
Hi my dad was recently diagnosed with stage 4 bile duct cancer in july of this year.
