Cancer in the bile ducts may not present with any symptoms in the initial stage. The bile duct is found in the inner part of the body and, therefore, it is difficult to detect early tumors during ...

Bile duct cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, is a rare type of cancer that starts in the bile ducts. Bile ducts are small tubes in your body that carry bile (digestive fluids) from your liver and ...

About 8,000 people are diagnosed with bile duct cancer each year. But the actual number of cases is likely to be higher, because these cancers can be hard to diagnose, and some might be misclassified ...

Itchy skin may be a symptom of gallbladder cancer if other symptoms are present, such as yellow skin and eyes, fever, or unexplained weight loss. Itching can be a symptom of gallbladder cancer, but, ...

A mother of three has been diagnosed with a rare, terminal cancer after putting her unusual symptom of itchy hands down to an oven cleaning product. Maria Barry, 58, is from the U.K., and may only ...

Gallbladder cancer and cholangiocarcinoma are different types of biliary tract cancer. They affect the same system in the body and cause similar symptoms, but they may require different treatments.

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune disease that causes the destruction of bile ducts within the liver. The loss of bile ducts results in bile acid buildup, which causes inflammation ...

IN recent years, cholecystectomy has been performed in an increasing number of patients. As a result, two serious complications of biliary-tract surgery have occurred with increasing frequency. The ...

The sphincter of Oddi is a muscular valve that plays a vital role in digestion. It controls the flow of bile and pancreatic juice. It opens and closes to let the juices flow from the liver and ...

NFL Hall of Famer Randy Moss celebrated a monumental victory this September, ringing the traditional bell at Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute in ...