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Cholangiocarcinoma - Bile Duct Cancer - anyone else dealing with this?

Liver Cancer | Last Active: Oct 2 4:33pm | Replies (219)
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@edie78t

I am being diagnosed with BTC, not 100% sure yet as we are awaiting the results from another test. However, my oncologist is pretty sure about this but I am not. I am a very healthy 78 year old who is active and is not showing any symptoms except for a lump on my left shoulder/neck. That was removed and unfortunately positive for cancer.
What treatments are available that are less invasive than chemo? I heard about targeted therapy . Is anybody receiving a targeted therapy?

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | May 29, 2023

Hi @edie78t, was your diagnosis of bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) confirmed?

There are many treatments available to treat cholangiocarcinoma, including targeted therapies, immunotherapy, and, of course, surgery, chemotherapy and others.

@jalewallen74 @wjdemarco @lvtexas @billdemarco @suchita90 share their treatment experiences in this discussion:
- Diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, can this be treated? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/diagnosed-with-cholangiocarcinoma-can-this-be-treated/

Edie, what treatment is being suggested for you?

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