What is cholangiocarcinoma?
Cholangiocarcinoma is a cancerous growth in one of the tubes (ducts) that carries bile from the liver to the small intestine. Bile is a substance that is created by the body to digest fats in foods and helps the body get rid of waste material.
How do members experience cholangiocarcinoma?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with cholangiocarcinoma*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Abdominal pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Itching
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for cholangiocarcinoma*
Who has cholangiocarcinoma on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 1 | |
30s | 3 | |
40s | 10 | |
50s | 17 | |
60s | 23 | |
70+ | 29 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 28 | |
Female | 55 |