Hi .my father in law is suffering from pain due to stage -4 gall bladder cancer .doctors did laprotomy ,but becoz it was spread more into the liver..they couldnt get the tumour out...i wanted to know when can he start chemotherapy and how much time he has got..how fast this cancer are spread ?his colon,stomach and esophagus have no infection ..thankyou
Hello, unfortunately the prognosis in patients with gallbladder cancer is not favorable due to late detection. The main sites of dissemination are the liver, stomach, duodenum, pancreas, colon, momentum or even the abdominal wall. The risk of metastasis increases according to the size of the tumor. If the tumor is in an unresectable state, the intention of the treatment is palliative, trying to improve the quality of life, decrease pain and jaundice. The treatment indicated is radiation therapy and may or not include chemotherapy