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What are the prognosis of 46 year old person having biliary tract cancer of advanced stage.?

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General Surgery 58 years experience
BAD: It it is one of the worest malignancies , especially in advanced stage.
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Dr. Aasim Sehbai
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Medical Oncology 26 years experience
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.
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