Article
Modifiable Factors and Genetic Predisposition Associated with Gallbladder Cancer. A Concise Review.
Journal of gastrointestinal and liver diseases : JGLD - 1 Sept 2015
Liebe Roman, Milkiewicz Piotr, Krawczyk Marek, Bonfrate Leonilde, Portincasa Piero, Krawczyk Marcin
Abstract excerpt
Gallbladder cancer (GbCa) is the most frequent malignancy of the biliary tract. It is also the 6th most common gastrointestinal tumor. It is associated with very high lethality, mainly due to the lack of symptoms up to a very late and thus incurable state. As many as 80% of patients are diagnosed at very late stages of disease, which allow only palliative therapy. As a result, most of the patients with GbCa will...
Topics
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Early Detection of Cancer
- Gallbladder Neoplasms
- Gene-Environment Interaction
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Heredity
- Humans
- Incidence
- Neoplasm Staging
- Pedigree
- Phenotype
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Risk Factors