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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The therapy for gallbladder cancer depends largely on the disease progression and the stage of cancer. | Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a rare but highly fatal malignancy. The therapy for gallbladder cancer depends largely on the disease progression and the stage of cancer at the time of diagnosis. | ||
==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy<ref name="pmid17011452">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ben-David MA, Griffith KA, Abu-Isa E, Lawrence TS, Knol J, Zalupski M, Ben-Josef E |title=External-beam radiotherapy for localized extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma |journal=Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. |volume=66 |issue=3 |pages=772–9 |year=2006 |pmid=17011452 |doi=10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.05.061 |url=}}</ref>== | ||
There are different types of treatment for patients with gallbladder cancer. | There are different types of treatment for patients with gallbladder cancer. | ||
* | *The only important curative modality for patients with GBC is surgery | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]
Overview
Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a rare but highly fatal malignancy. The therapy for gallbladder cancer depends largely on the disease progression and the stage of cancer at the time of diagnosis.
Medical Therapy[1]
There are different types of treatment for patients with gallbladder cancer.
- The only important curative modality for patients with GBC is surgery
References
- ↑ Ben-David MA, Griffith KA, Abu-Isa E, Lawrence TS, Knol J, Zalupski M, Ben-Josef E (2006). "External-beam radiotherapy for localized extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma". Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 66 (3): 772–9. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.05.061. PMID 17011452.