A study published in Cancer Medicine shows that rates of gallbladder cancer have been declining since the 1970s among men, but not for women. It also found that late-stage cases of the cancer have ...

Former national women's volleyball team star Janet Wanja, whose powerful sets thrilled fans for over a decade, lost her battle with gallbladder cancer at her Nairobi home while receiving palliative ...

There's nothing quite like getting up in the morning and feeling a bit lighter on the toes. Most people feel the benefit of weight loss either due to an exercise regimen or to a change in diet. I did ...

A study published in Cancer Medicine examined U.S. gallbladder cancer rates from 1973 to 2009. Rubayat Rahman, MD, of Columbia-based University of Missouri, and colleagues examined epidemiology, trend ...

Dear N.W.: Gallstones are common (6% of men and 9% of women will get one over a lifetime) and are mostly composed of bile salts and cholesterol. The goal of treatment is to reduce symptoms and the ...

Recovery from gallbladder surgery is usually quick and has few complications. You can live without a gallbladder while making some changes to your diet or lifestyle. Gallbladder removal surgery ...

Gallbladder cancer surgery involves removing the gallbladder. There are several different types of this surgery. In some circumstances, removing the gallbladder may cure a person’s cancer. The ...

The gallbladder stores bile, a digestive fluid. It contracts after emptying as part of the digestive process, but other factors, such as gallstones, can cause it to collapse, leading to pain and other ...

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