When patients develop a narrowing or blockage in the bile ducts—the tubes connecting the liver, gallbladder and intestines—physicians must determine whether the cause is cancer or a benign condition.

When patients develop a narrowing or blockage in the bile ducts—the tubes connecting the liver, gallbladder and intestines—physicians must determine whether the cause is cancer or a benign condition.

Mayo Clinic scientists are exploring an unusual but promising strategy to treat one of the deadliest bile duct cancers by turning milk into a microscopic delivery system for gene therapy. Their work ...

Scientists at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine developed BiliSeq, a molecular test that detected bile duct cancer with twice the sensitivity of the ...

An international group of cancer experts has called for fundamental change to healthcare approaches for bile duct cancer, which kills three-quarters of patients within a year of diagnosis. The group ...

When patients develop a narrowing or blockage in the bile ducts – the tubes connecting the liver, gallbladder and intestines – physicians must determine whether the cause is cancer or a benign ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - After losing her father to a rare and aggressive cancer, Jessica Barnes says she’s found purpose in her grief, returning to school to help study the disease that took her ...

Evaluating bile duct obstructions remains difficult, even with advanced imaging techniques, as clinicians often cannot determine whether the underlying cause is benign or malignant. Although bile duct ...

Findings show microplastics in bile may trigger cellular senescence, suggesting a link to gallstone disease and highlighting ...

If you’ve watched medical dramas like Grey's Anatomy or House MD, you’ve likely heard doctors casually mention an “aneurysm” during high-stakes diagnoses. But beyond the medical jargon, what does the ...

Microplastics are small particles that are a byproduct of plastics that are used in everyday life. Be it for food storage or making water portable in a vessel, people tend to underestimate where the ...