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Gallbladder cancer

Carcinoma vesicae biliaris · Rakovina žlučníku

What it is

A rare cancer linked to long-standing gallstones and a calcified 'porcelain' gallbladder, often found by chance after the gallbladder is removed.

Symptoms & signs

  • Pain under the right ribs
  • jaundice
  • weight loss
  • a lump
  • often nothing until advanced

🚩 Get help if…

  • call 112 / 911 now Fever with shivers and yellow skin
  • see a doctor soon Yellow skin or eyes with dark urine
  • see a doctor soon Lasting pain under the right ribs with weight loss
  • see a doctor soon Lump under the right ribs

Where it strikes

Medical treatment

  • Ultrasound and CT
  • extended cholecystectomy when early
  • chemotherapy with immunotherapy
  • stents for jaundice

Natural & lifestyle

  • Remove gallstones that cause symptoms
  • healthy weight

Emerging & experimental

  • HER2-targeted therapy
  • trials of chemotherapy before surgery

Alternative, off-label & anecdotal

Approaches used outside the guidelines, with what their supporters report and what testing has found so far.

  • Gallbladder flushes — they pass soap stones, not gallstones, and can trigger colic not confirmed in trials
  • Curcumin — lab studies early / small studies
  • Dandelion root — anecdotal anecdotal / traditional

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