Treatment Of Gallbladder Cancer

What are the treatments of cancer of the gallbladder is available depends on the stage of your cancer, your general health and preferences. The initial goal of treatment is to remove gallbladder cancer, but when it is not possible, other treatments help control the spread of the disease and keep you as comfortable as possible.

Surgery in the early stages of cancer of the gallbladder

Surgery may be an option if you have cancer of early stage gallbladder. Possibilities include:

Surgery to remove the gallbladder. Early gall bladder cancer, which deals with activities limited to the gall bladder to remove the gallbladder (cholecystectomy).

Surgery to remove the gallbladder and the liver. Cancer of the gallbladder, which extends from the gallbladder and the liver is sometimes treated with surgery to remove the gallbladder and the liver and bile ducts that surround the gallbladder.

It is unclear whether the additional treatment after successful surgery can increase the odds of gallbladder cancer will not return. Some studies have shown that this is the case, therefore, in some cases, your doctor may recommend chemotherapy, radiotherapy or a combination of both, after surgery. Discuss the benefits and risks of subsequent treatments to decide what is good for you.

Treatments for cancer of the gallbladder with advanced

Surgery can cure cancer of the gallbladder that has spread to other body areas. Instead, doctors use treatments that can alleviate the signs and symptoms of cancer and make it as comfortable as possible. Options may include:

Chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is drug treatment, which uses chemicals to kill cancer cells.

Radiotherapy. Radiation therapy uses beams of high energy consumption, such as X-rays to kill cancer cells.

Procedures to relieve biliary obstruction

Advanced gallbladder cancer can cause obstruction of the bile ducts, causing further complications. Procedures to relieve the obstruction can help. For example, surgeons place a hollow metal tube (stent) in a conduit to keep it open or bypass surgery of the obstruction in the bile ducts (biliary bypass).