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Bile duct cancer risk may be reduced with aspirin use
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Bile duct cancer, also known as cholangiocarcinoma, is a cancer that begins in the bile ducts.
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Bile ducts are thin tubes that remove bile - a yellow-green fluid - from the liver and gallbladder
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and transport it to the small intestine, where it helps with digestion.
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There are three types of bile duct cancers: intrahepatic, perihilar, and distal. Perihilar bile duct
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cancer begins in the hilum - where the left and right hepatic bile ducts join - while distal bile
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duct cancer develops further down the small intestine.
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According to the American Cancer Society, bile duct cancer is uncommon relative to other
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cancers, affecting around 2,000-3,000 people in the United States every year.
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However, survival rates for bile duct cancer are low; the 5-year relative survival rate for
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people diagnosed with intrahepatic bile duct cancer is only 15 percent, while the 5-year
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survival rate stands at 30 percent for those diagnosed with perihilar or distal bile duct
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cancers.
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Now, new research - recently published in the journal Hepatology - suggests aspirin use
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may reduce the likelihood of developing bile duct cancer.
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