The seer database however does not group cancers by ajcc tnm stages stage 1 stage 2 stage 3 etc.
Stage 3 bile duct cancer life expectancy.
The second one starts in the outside region of the liver which is extrahepatic cancer of the bile duct and the last one is distal extrahepatic cancer of the bile duct located at the ampulla of vater.
My mum has recently been diagnosed with bile duct gall bladder and secondary liver cancer.
Kpeters123 over 3 years ago.
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The statistics are also split into 2 types of bile duct cancer.
Localised includes stage 1 cancers.
Regional usually includes stage 2 and stage 3 cancers.
The cancer is growing and has spread to the main blood vessel and the lymph nodes but not distant sites.
The symptoms of cancer of the bile duct happen due to the incapability of bile to normally drain in the liver.
Stage iv bile duct cancer is divided into two subcategories.
Bile duct cancer is a complex disease but there are some basic facts that can serve to create a general understanding.
From basic information about cancer and its causes to in depth information on specific cancer types including risk factors early detection diagnosis and treatment options you ll find it here.
If the treatment is responding well there is a possibility that he will be healed and survived.
We have told that it is inoperable and that we have now been taken under the care of the palliative team.
Stage iv stage 4 bile duct cancer.
Distant stage 4 cancers that have spread to other parts of the body away from the bile duct.
Life expectancy bile duct cancer.
Bile duct cancer and life expectancy.
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.
The american statistics are split into 3 groups.
This bile aids in the digestion of food.
If he cannot have positive response it might need another method of treatment.
But its like i past the grieving stage and now i am just in the waiting.
Bile duct cancer life expectancy also depends on how responsive the treatment is to the patient.
The cancer has either spread to lymph nodes away from the tumor or it has spread to distant sites.
