Klatskin tumour, also known as hilar cholangiocarcinoma, is a rare bile duct cancer that develops where the bile ducts meet outside the liver. The bile ducts transport bile from the liver to the small intestine, aiding digestion.
Klatskin tumour is a rare condition, affecting approximately 1 in 100,000 people, predominantly occurring in older adults aged 50 to 70, with men being slightly more affected than women.
Many sufferers of hilar cholangiocarcinoma struggle because they feel that their disease doesn’t have the same level of awareness as more common cancers. Without a Ribbon is an Australian non-profit organisation that believes that rare cancers should never go unnoticed. We aim to provide a detailed set of resources and information for anyone suffering from cancers such as hilar cholangiocarcinoma. We have recently created an hilar cholangiocarcinoma resource page to help sufferers understand their disease. It covers the symptoms, available treatments and other important information.
We hope that this resource page will help you or a friend/family member to learn about their illness and aid them through their battle with the disease.
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Click the link below to read our resource page on hilar cholangiocarcinoma: