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What are the prognosis of 46 year old person having biliary tract cancer of advanced stage.?
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BAD: It it is one of the worest malignancies , especially in advanced stage.
Answered 6/26/2020
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Biliary cancer: Cancer of bile duct, gall bladder, cholangiocarcinoma if stage 4 is not good. Most patients on an average with chemotherapy will survive 9-12 months.
Answered 3/17/2017
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