revised Common Questions About Liver and Bile Duct Cancer
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Common Questions on Liver & Bile Duct Cancer

What is cancer of the bile duct?
Bile Duct Cancer Fact Sheet – CancerBACUP
Extra Hepatic Bile Duct Cancer - NCI

What are some tests used to help diagnose Bile Duct cancer?
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography - Harvard Health Publications

Who is at risk for bile duct cancer?
Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct - U.S. Racial/Ethnic Cancer Patterns – National Cancer Institute (NCI)

My uncle has colon cancer. It has spread to his liver. We were told that this is not primary liver cancer. The doctor called it colon cancer metastatic to the liver. Can you explain the difference?
Questions and Answers about Metastatic Cancer – National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Understanding Secondary Cancer in the Liver – CancerBACUP

Is there information on tests used to help diagnose liver cancer?
Liver Biopsy – Harvard Health Publications
Liver Biopsy – National Institutes of Health (NIH)
ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase) Test – Lab Tests Online, American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Liver Panel – Lab Tests Online, American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Ultrasound Abdomen – American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

What are some treatments for liver cancer?
What is Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) – Massachusetts General Hospital Radiology Department
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) FAQ’s – Massachusetts General Hospital Radiology Department
Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation (RFA) – Society of Interventional Radiology
Questions and Answers about Cryosurgery in Cancer Treatment - National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Chemoembolization – Society of Interventional Radiology
Chemoembolization May Help Some Patients with Inoperable Liver Cancer - NCI
Liver Transplantation - NIH

Who is at risk for liver cancer and are there any screening tests?
Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct - U.S. Racial/Ethnic Cancer Patterns - NCI
NCI PDQ Liver (Hepatocellular) Cancer Screening
Patient – Consumer level
Health Professional – Written in medical language

Do you have a list of websites, books, and other resources on liver and bile duct cancer?
Information Finder on Gastrointestinal Cancers

Revised 2008

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