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Does Gallbladder Removal Put One At A Higher Cancer Risk?

Is it true that if I have my gall bladder removed I am at a higher risk for cancer...I am Lynch Syndrome positive and my mom died of colon cancer..I am 72 yrs of age and have had Uterine Papillary Serous carcinoma -uterine cancer =aggressive, high recurrence, etc. Is it also true that no one lives past 6-7 years with this cancer? thank you so much, ann maffettone YYYY@YYYY
Mon, 30 Mar 2015
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Hi, dear
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.
First of all gall bladder removal has no relation with cancer risk so don't worry about that.
If you have lynch syndrome then you are at high risk of cancer. your mother died in colon cancer so you also have some risk factor for that.
Right now you have uterine cancer. You have papillary serous carcinoma. Survival rate depends on stage and spread of cancer. If it is in early stage and you take proper treatment like hysterectomy and chemotherapy then survival rate is good. In late stage cancer survival rate is not good despite of treatment. Consult your doctor and plan accordingly.

Hope I have answered your question, if you have any doubts then contact me at bit.ly/Drsanghvihardik, I will be happy to answer you.
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Wish you a very good health
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Does Gallbladder Removal Put One At A Higher Cancer Risk?

Hi, dear I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. First of all gall bladder removal has no relation with cancer risk so don t worry about that. If you have lynch syndrome then you are at high risk of cancer. your mother died in colon cancer so you also have some risk factor for that. Right now you have uterine cancer. You have papillary serous carcinoma. Survival rate depends on stage and spread of cancer. If it is in early stage and you take proper treatment like hysterectomy and chemotherapy then survival rate is good. In late stage cancer survival rate is not good despite of treatment. Consult your doctor and plan accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if you have any doubts then contact me at bit.ly/Drsanghvihardik, I will be happy to answer you. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health