The German Cancer Society said that gallbladder and bile duct cancer is a rare type of cancer, which is a malignant tumor that originates in the gallbladder and bile ducts.
Risk factors
The association explained that the risk factors leading to cancer of the gallbladder and bile ducts lie in chronic cholecystitis, chronic bile duct inflammation, chronic hepatitis B and C, and chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, such as ulcerative colitis and gallstones. Diabetes, and cirrhosis of the liver.
Risk factors also include advanced age, smoking, drinking alcohol and obesity.
Symptoms of gallbladder and bile duct cancer
The association pointed out that the symptoms of gallbladder and bile duct cancer usually become noticeable in the advanced stages of the disease, and are represented by a yellow color of the skin and whites of the eyes, a dark color of urine, a light color of stool, and a feeling of severe itching and pain in the upper part. Right side of the abdomen.
Symptoms also include severe weight loss for no apparent reason, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, a feeling of weakness and emaciation, and a decreased ability to exert effort.
You should visit a doctor as soon as you notice these symptoms to undergo timely treatment, which includes surgery to remove the tumor and chemotherapy.