Gallbladder Cancer

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Background information on Gallbladder Cancer

Gallbladder cancer is a relatively uncommon cancer predominatly found in females. If it is diagnosed early enough, it can be cured by removing the gallbladder. Most often it is found after symptoms such as abdominal pain and jaundice occur, and it has spread to other organs such as the liver.

It is a rare cancer that is still being studied and thought to be related to gallstones building up, which also can lead to calcification of the gallbladder, a condition known as Porcelain gallbladder. Porcelain gallbladder is also rare and most people with porcelain gallbladder also have gallbladder cancer. The conection is uncertain. The outlook is poor for recovery if the cancer is found after syptoms have started to occur.
News Articles on Gallbladder Cancer



Surgery Can Be Effective Monotherapy for Pancreatic Metastases ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
DG NewsPathology analysis showed that sites of primary tumour included renal cell carcinoma (RCC, n = 21), gallbladder cancer (n = 6), ovarian (n = 4),

Magnesium linked to fewer gallstones  -  Feb 26, 2008
NutraIngredients.com,Gallstone disease is a major source of morbidity in developed countries and an important risk factor for gallbladder cancer. About 10-15 per cent of the US

LAUSD headache  -  Mar 17, 2008
Los Angeles Times,Patricia Albrecht died of gallbladder cancer in December 2006. The former Los Angeles Unified School District cafeteria worker's next paycheck arrived

LA Unified payroll woes linger, teachers and others say  -  Mar 15, 2008
Los Angeles Times,By Jason Song, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Patricia Albrecht died of gallbladder cancer in December 2006. The former Los Angeles Unified School District

Gallstones Associated with Increased Risk of Some Cancers  -  Nov 30, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Patients with bile duct cancer were more likely to have pigment gallbladder stones, while those with gallbladder cancer were more likely to have cholesterol

Prempro Decision in Pennsylvania Not Expected to Affect Lawsuits ...  -  Dec 10, 2007
Newsinferno.com,Prempro and other HRTs have been linked to additional serious side effects, including ovarian cancer, gallbladder cancer, lupus, scleroderma, stroke,

Woman leaves legislative legacy after her death  -  Dec 19, 2007
Waterbury Republican American,Joseph, in Southbury, where she had gone to live last Tuesday after doctors diagnosed her with terminal liver and gallbladder cancer. She was 84.

Patterson aids family touched by loss  -  Dec 2, 2007
Detroit Free Press,Weeks later, Patterson's identical twin brother, Stephen, 68 -- younger by six minutes -- was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer. He died Nov. 4.

After winning political battle, Southbury man losing his mom  -  Dec 12, 2007
Waterbury Republican American,And about 10 days ago, doctors diagnosed Dora Stango with terminal liver and gallbladder cancer. "I said bill or no bill, I'm going to bring her home,"

Criticism of zoo over polar bear deaths termed inaccurate  -  Nov 27, 2007
Buffalo News,She died of gallbladder cancer. The USDA report: Doesn’t mention Kinapak’s death. Only notes the possibility that he consumed part of a rat trap and a

gallstones linked to high risk of biliary tract cancer  -  Nov 22, 2007
Food Consumer,2007 issue of the british journal of cancer showed those who had gallstones were 23.8 times more likely to develop gallbladder cancer compared to those

medical edge -- gallbladder surgery not likely to make ibs worse  -  Nov 23, 2007
Post-Bulletin,...a gallbladder polyp of any size along with gallstones, which increases your risk of gallbladder cancer. if the polyps are smaller than 1 centimeter,

stephen patterson: doctor was oakland exec's twin  -  Nov 6, 2007
Detroit Free Press,...who lived in loudon, tenn., was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer earlier this year. it spread to his lymph nodes and liver. survivors include his wife,

drop in mortality rates continues for most common cancers  -  Nov 4, 2007
American Medical News (subscription)...the report found that incidence rates for rarer cancers such as liver and gallbladder cancer are higher among american indians and alaska natives,

archive: decision made on course of treatment  -  Oct 31, 2007
Vancouver Sun,...peters jh. cancer therapy with unloaded immature monocyte-derived dendritic cells in patients with inoperable pancreatic and gallbladder cancer. asco 2004.

US Cancer Death Rate Continues to Decline  -  Oct 15, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),American Indians and Alaskan Natives had higher rates of kidney cancer, stomach cancer, liver cancer, cervical cancer, and gallbladder cancer.

Flutist Martha Herby, a 'dynamic force'  -  Oct 6, 2007
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com,Martha Herby, the Oregon Symphony's second flutist, died Friday of gallbladder cancer, shocking many members of Portland's close-knit music community.

Inventor may have breakthrough in killing cancer cells  -  Aug 20, 2007
WKYC-TV,...and 30 book chapters, many dealing with the treatment of patients with hepotocellular cancer, gallbladder cancer, bile duct cancer, or liver metastases.

MOON AND YAGI Late to the art party in the 1980s  -  Aug 22, 2007
The Japan Times,Keun Moon and Tadashi Yagi, both of whom died tragically young: Moon at age 34 in 1982 from gallbladder cancer and Yagi at age 26 in 1983 from leukemia.

Healing powers of the arts  -  05 Jun 2007
News-Leader.com,In August, she learned a beloved cousin, Terry Crozier, was dying of gallbladder cancer in Los Angeles. She flew there with her mother and spent several

Tea consumption reduces risk of cancer  -  Jun 3, 2007
Chennai Online,Specifically, women tea drinkers had associated reduced risks of gallbladder cancer, bile duct cancer and bile stones of 44, 35 and 37 per cent respectively

Dance to benefit single mom with pancreatic cancer  -  Mar 17, 2007
Eagle Tribune,By Krystal Hicks , Staff writer. SANDOWN - When Joni Desantis underwent treatment for recurring gallbladder pain last fall, she had no reason to suspect her

Hastert recovering from gall bladder surgery  -  Jan 30, 2007
Chicago Tribune,The surgery also is done to treat gallbladder cancer, which is rare. The pear-shaped organ stores digestive fluid, or bile, produced by the liver.

Protector of the blues Tina Mayfield dies in SoCal at 77  -  Dec 22, 2006
San Jose Mercury News,...and blues artist Barbara Morrison said. Mayfield died Dec. 14 of gallbladder cancer at her Palmdale home. She was a friend to a ...

Tina Mayfield, 77; blues fan aided artists and produced shows  -  Dec 22, 2006
Los Angeles Times,Morrison, a longtime friend. Tina Mayfield died Dec. 14 of gallbladder cancer at her home in Palmdale. She was 77. Over the years ...

Tina 'Mama Tina' Mayfield Dead At 77  -  Dec 22, 2006
Playfuls.com,...by News Staff. Blues promoter and businesswoman Tina "Mama Tina" Mayfield has died of gallbladder cancer at her home in Palmdale, Calif., at age 77. ...

Study Explores Cancer Risk Among Those with Family History of ...  -  Nov 13, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release),Relatives also had an increased risk of developing gallbladder cancer, colon cancer, leukemia, or Hodgkin’s disease before the age of 50, and an increased ...

Study Explores Cancer Risk Among Those with Family History of ...  -  Nov 13, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release),Relatives also had an increased risk of developing gallbladder cancer, colon cancer, leukemia, or Hodgkin’s disease before the age of 50, and an increased ...

More than 14,000 run in Race for the Cure  -  Oct 22, 2006
Miami Herald,...''My mom, Michille, passed away from gallbladder cancer last September, so I dedicated this race to her,'' Chille said. ``It means a lot to run this. ...

Taking steps toward the cure  -  Oct 22, 2006
Sun-Sentinel.com,I'm hoping for that in two weeks.". Chille, 39, who relocated from California to South Beach last August, lost her mother to gallbladder cancer. ...



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