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Does biliary tract/tree cancer (stage4) generally respond to chemo? is the pain & suffering from treatment worth it? how much time can we really gain?

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BAD: It it is one of the worest malignancies , especially in advanced stage.

Dr Khanna agreed

Answered 12/9/2013

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