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Liver, Pancreatic, and Bile Duct Cancers Are Being Found More Often—And Treated Better

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Increased incidence, survival, and registration quality of primary hepato-pancreato-biliary cancers in the Netherlands Cancer Registry.DOI 10.1002ijc.70145

New research from the Netherlands shows that more people are being diagnosed with liver, pancreatic, and bile duct cancers. But survival is also improving, which suggests better detection and treatment.

Over 30 years, more than 100,000 cases were studied. Liver and pancreatic cancers have become more common in both men and women. Gallbladder cancer is now less common, especially in women. Bile duct cancer has gone up in men but slightly down in women.

Survival rates have improved a lot—especially for liver and pancreatic cancer. In the 1980s, very few people survived these cancers for five years. Today, survival has increased from about 3% to over 10% for pancreatic cancer, and to 20% for liver cancer in men. That means treatments are helping more people live longer.

For gallbladder and bile duct cancers, the survival improvement has slowed in the past decade. More work is needed to improve treatments for these types.

Better cancer data has helped track these changes. In the past, many cases were missed or not recorded properly. Now, cancer registries are doing a better job of collecting accurate data. This helps doctors and researchers understand trends and improve care.

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Dr Harsh Shah - GI & HPB Oncosurgeon in Ahmeadbad
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