Bile duct cancer is also called cholangiocarcinoma. It is a rare type of cancer that starts in the bile ducts. The bile ducts are small tubes that connect the liver and gallbladder to the small bowel.

Your treatment depends on what type of bile duct cancer it is, the stage of the cancer and your general health. The main treatment for bile duct cancer that hasn't spread is surgery followed by ...

BACKGROUND Cholesterol gall stones are a frequent disease for which at present surgery is the usual therapy. Despite the importance of bile acids it has become evident that phospholipids are the main ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MDMedically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Bile duct cancer, also known as ...

Bile duct cancer, also known as cholangiocarcinoma, refers to a group of cancers that develop in the bile ducts. Bile duct cancer is rare in the United States, with about 8,000 people diagnosed ...

HER2-targeted therapies, originally developed for breast cancer, may also benefit patients with rare bile duct cancer and HER2-mutated breast cancer. Drugs aimed at HER2-positive breast cancer may ...

Proteins are listed in alphabetic order according to the number of studies retrieving them (by four to one). The list does not include entries corresponding to keratins and immunoglobulin-like ...

Researchers at the National Cancer Centre Hospital in Kashiwa, Japan, explored the use of the treatment for other cancers, including that of the bile ducts. Bile duct cancer, also known as ...

Meanwhile, genes and proteins involved bile acid signaling pathway were analyzed both in the liver and ileum tissues. Conclusion: Sex-specific differences in the structure of the gut microbiota are ...