Biliary tract cancer: Cancer that develops in the gallbladder or bile ducts. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Biliary tract cancer is available below.
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Prognosis for Biliary tract cancer: Usually the cancer isn't detected until later sages when it is untreatable. Early detection improves prognosis.
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Biliary tract cancer is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Biliary tract cancer, or a subtype of Biliary tract cancer,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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