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Gallbladder cancer
Mayo Clinic — Gallbladder cancer - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this serious digestive cancer. Gallbladder cancer and bile duct cancer are rare cancers of the biliary tract. Your gallbladder stores and your bile duct transports ...More…
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Gallbladder Cancer
Cancer Net — Gallbladder Cancer / Cancer.Net - The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is the world's leading professional organization representing physicians who treat people with cancer. ASCO's members set the standard for patient care worldwide, . ...More…
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General Information About Gallbladder Cancer
National Cancer Institute — Gallbladder cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the gallbladder. Being female can increase the risk of developing gallbladder cancer. Possible signs of gallbladder cancer include jaundice, pain, and ...More…
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What Are the Key Statistics About Gallbladder Cancer?
American Cancer Society — The American Cancer Society estimates that about 9,760 new cases of gallbladder cancer and bile duct cancer (excluding bile ducts within the liver) will be diagnosed in 2009 in the United States. About 3,370 people will die of these cancers in ...More…
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What's New in Gallbladder Cancer Research and Treatment?
American Cancer Society — Research into the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of gallbladder cancer is currently under way in many medical centers throughout the world. One target of several newer drugs is tumor blood vessels. Gallbladder tumors need new blood vessels in ...More…
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What Are the Risk Factors for Gallbladder Cancer?
American Cancer Society — Gallstones: Gallstones are the most common risk factor for gallbladder cancer. Gallstones are hard, rock-like formations of cholesterol and other substances that form in the gallbladder and can cause chronic inflammation. At least 3 out of 4 ...More…
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What Is Gallbladder Cancer?
American Cancer Society — Gallbladder cancer is a cancer that starts in the gallbladder. In order to understand this cancer, it helps to know about the normal structure and function of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ located under the right ...More…
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Can Gallbladder Cancer Be Prevented?
American Cancer Society — There is no known way to prevent most cases of gallbladder cancer, but there are some things you can do that may lower your risk. Maintaining a healthy weight is one important way a person may reduce the chance of developing gallbladder cancer, ...More…
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Detailed Guide: Gallbladder Cancer
American Cancer Society — There are 2 general types of surgical treatment for cancer of the gallbladder -- potentially curative surgery and palliative surgery. Surgery to remove gallbladder cancer can have significant side effects and, depending on how extensive it is, ...More…
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How Is Gallbladder Cancer Staged?
American Cancer Society — The major system used to describe the stages of gallbladder cancer is the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM system. This system contains 3 key pieces of information: Nearly all gallbladder cancers begin in the tissue on the inside of ...More…
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How Is Gallbladder Cancer Diagnosed?
American Cancer Society — Some gallbladder cancers are found after a gallbladder has been removed for treatment of gallstones or chronic (long-term) gallbladder inflammation. Gallbladders removed for those reasons are always looked at under a microscope by a pathologist ...More…
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Gallbladder Cancer Home Page
National Institutes of Health (Cancer) — : Cancer that forms in tissues of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ below the liver that collects and stores bile (a fluid made by the liver to digest fat). Gallbladder cancer begins in the innermost layer of tissue and ...More…