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Bile Duct Cancer : In Depth - Overview

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Overview

What Is Bile Duct Cancer?
To help you understand what is happening when you have cancer, it helps to understand how your body works normally. Our bodies are made up of tiny building blocks called cells. Normal cells grow and multiply when the body needs them, and die out when the body does not need them. Cancer is made up of abnormal cells that grow whether your body needs them or not.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
Statistics About Bile Duct Cancer
Some people use statistical reports to try to figure out their chance of getting cancer. Or they use them to try to figure out their chance of being cured. Statistics show what happens with large groups of people. Because no two people are alike, statistics cannot be used to know or predict what will happen to a particular person.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
Anatomy of the Bile Duct System
Bile is a fluid that breaks down fats during digestion. The bile ducts are a network of tubes through which bile moves. The bile ducts and gallbladder are known as the bile duct or biliary system.
Source:StayWell
Date:February 7, 2006
Am I At Risk for Bile Duct Cancer?
There is really no way to know for sure if you are going to get bile duct cancer. Certain factors can make you more likely to get it than another person. These are called risk factors. However, just because you have one or more risk factors does not necessarily mean you will get bile duct cancer. In fact, you can have all the risk factors and still not get bile duct cancer, or you can have no known risk factors and still get it.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
What Can I Do If I'm at Risk for Bile Duct Cancer?
Doctors have little advice on how to prevent bile duct cancer. That is because most risk factors for bile duct cancer are outside your control. Bile duct cancer often develops in people with no known risk factors. Do what you can to avoid risk factors within your control, such as taking steps to quit smoking. If you have a bile duct disease such as sclerosing cholangitis, you should routinely follow up with your doctor.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
What Are the Symptoms of Bile Duct Cancer?
People with bile duct cancer may have any or all of these symptoms depending on the location and extent of the bile duct cancer.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
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