How long can patients with bile duct cancer generally live after surgery

How long can patients with bile duct cancer generally live after surgery? Because bile duct cancer is located in the digestive system, it will seriously affect the patient's nutritional absorption. Without nutrition, the body will gradually have more other problems, especially the patient's body will be weaker after surgery. So how long can patients with bile duct cancer generally live after surgery?

Generally speaking, after being diagnosed with bile duct cancer, the survival period is about one year. However, it depends on the location of the lesion, whether it is high-positioned bile duct cancer or intrahepatic bile duct cancer. Different locations directly affect whether surgery can be performed, and whether postoperative radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and Chinese medicine treatment are needed.

It is related to the patient's physical constitution. If the patient's physical constitution is good and his immunity is not low, then his ability to resist the development of cancer will be strong, otherwise it will be weak, which will directly affect the patient's survival period.

It depends on whether the disease is diagnosed in the late stage or early stage. Generally speaking, the treatment effect of early stage is better than that of late stage. Therefore, it is of positive significance to detect the disease in time, diagnose and treat it early.

Difficulty in early detection of bile duct cancer: The most effective treatment for bile duct cancer is surgery, which removes all tumors. However, it is not easy to detect bile duct cancer in its early stages. When most patients have symptoms, the tumor has already invaded the outside of the bile duct or the inside of the liver, and it is impossible to remove all of it. Chemotherapy or radiotherapy can help relieve symptoms, but it is impossible to eliminate all cancerous tissues. The average five-year survival rate is only 25% at most. With appropriate Chinese medicine, the survival rate is greatly improved.