Bile duct cancer is a type of cancer that starts in a bile duct. Bile is a fluid made in your liver and stored in your gallbladder. Your bile ducts are a series of thin tubes that carry bile from your liver and gallbladder into your small intestine, where the bile helps digest the fats in food. Bile also helps your body get rid of waste material that is filtered out of the bloodstream by your liver. Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) is a rare, aggressive form of cancer. It often affects adults in their 70s and has spread beyond the bile ducts by the time healthcare providers diagnose it. Treatment usually involves a combination of surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy. As for intrahepatic bile duct cancer, its five-year survival rates average 9%. The survival rate for this type is 23% for localized cases, 9% for regional cases, and 3% for distant or metastatic cases at diagnosis.
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