Cholangiocarcinome

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Earle Jones - 19 Mar 2008 05:58 GMT

Greetings!

My friend is suffering from cancer of the bile duct: cholangiocarcinoma.

Anybody know anything about this rare ailment? It occurs in about one
in 100,000 people (in the US). The incidence is higher in Asia and the
Middle East.

What is the prognosis? Is it curable? Is the best therapy chemo- or
surgery or radiation or something else?

Many thanks,

earle
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J - 19 Mar 2008 08:36 GMT

> Greetings!
>
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> What is the prognosis? Is it curable? Is the best therapy chemo- or
> surgery or radiation or something else?

I am sorry to hear about your friend, Earle.
The prognosis for cholangiocarcinoma is dismal unless it is diagnosed early
(and complete resection is possible) and it's usually not.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000291.htm

if you'd like support I would suggest you read the ones on this page first.
http://www.cholangiocarcinoma.org/punbb/viewforum.php?id=8

There's also alt.support.cancer
We haven't had anyone there with Cholangiocarcinoma for a while.
J

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