Is there anyway to treat advanced gall bladder cancer except chemotherapy?
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The only effective treatment is to have the gallbladder removed. The response rate to chemo is quite poor in gallbladder patients. Radiation relieves pain in some patients. Unfortunately, none of these things improves survival with stage 4 disease.
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I agree with Denise. There is no reason anyone should have to live with gall bladder cancer. You can live very nicely without your gall bladder. I had mine out when I was 35 and I'm 63 now. Why in the world would any Dr leave in a cancerous gall bladder? I just don't get it. Like Denise said, cancer treatment for the gall bladder is poorly received by your immune system. So whoever you're talking about, be it yourself or someone you know, ask why the gall bladder was not removed. Be blessed
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Gallbladder Cancer Center Cancer of the gallbladder, a rare form of cancer, is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the tissues of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ that lies just under the liver in the upper abdomen. Bile, a fluid made by the liver that helps to digest fat, is stored in the gallbladder. The gallbladder is actually and extension of the bile duct that carries bile from the liver to the intestine. Cancer of the gallbladder is three times more common in women than in men. It is also more common in people who have hard clusters of material in their gallbladder called gallstones. Gallbladder cancer is hard to diagnose because that organ is hidden behind others organs in the upper abdomen. It is sometimes found after the gallbladder is removed for other reasons. http://www.cancercenter.com/gallbladder-cancer.cfm
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For advanced Gall Bladder Cancer other than giving Chemotherapy and Radiation theraphy treatments the other option is SURGERY. In surgery the following methods are used depending on the condition and other factors of the disease - Types of Surgeries done for Gall Bladder cancers - 1. Gallbladder cancer may be treated with a cholecystectomy, surgery to remove the gallbladder and some of the tissues around it. Nearby lymph nodes may be removed. A laparoscope is sometimes used to guide gallbladder surgery. The laparoscope is attached to a video camera and inserted through an incision (port) in the abdomen. Surgical instruments are inserted through other ports to perform the surgery. Because there is a risk that gallbladder cancer cells may spread to these ports, tissue surrounding the port sites may also be removed. 2. If the cancer has spread and cannot be removed, the following types of palliative surgery may relieve symptoms: A. Surgical biliary bypass: If the tumor is blocking the small intestine and bile is building up in the gallbladder, a biliary bypass may be done. During this operation, the gallbladder or bile duct will be cut and sewn to the small intestine to create a new pathway around the blocked area. B. Endoscopic stent placement: If the tumor is blocking the bile duct, surgery may be done to put in a stent (a thin, flexible tube) to drain bile that has built up in the area. The stent may be placed through a catheter that drains to the outside of the body or the stent may go around the blocked area and drain the bile into the small intestine. 3. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage: A procedure done to drain bile when there is a blockage and endoscopic stent placement is not possible. An x-ray of the liver and bile ducts is done to locate the blockage. Images made by ultrasound are used to guide placement of a stent, which is left in the liver to drain bile into the small intestine or a collection bag outside the body. This procedure may be done to relieve jaundice before surgery. - " OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. PLEASE SPREAD THE AWARENESS ". -
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Yes, as long as one is still able to eat, there's the macrobiotic diet, which some doctors will recommend if toxic conventional treatment fails ( which is often ). Since a bad diet contributes to cancer development, it therefore follows that a good diet can also cure it.
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Advanced gall bladder cancer can rarely be resected because of extent of disease. I am assuming that the cancer is inoperable and chemo was offered. Another option may be radiation therapy to try and control the disease. ASCO: Gallbladder Cancer http://www.cancer.net/patient/Cancer+Types/Gallbladder+Cancer You might consider joining a support or discussion group of patients that have gallbladder cancer and see what treatment options they may know about. Rare Cancer: Bile Duct, Pancreas, Gall Bladder & Cholangiocarcinoma Forum Discussion http://www.rare-cancer.org/forum/
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