Gallbladder cancer is cancer that starts in your gallbladder. Your gallbladder, located just under the liver, stores and releases bile. Bile is produced by your liver and helps digest fats.
Gallbladder cancers are typically the adenocarcinoma type that begin in the inner most layer of the gallbladder and spread outwards. And early discovery of this cancer is unusual because of the lack of symptoms.
As gallbladder cancer tumor grows, it generally will cause upper right abdominal pain symptoms. The growth may also cause you inexplicable itchy skin, along with some of these other symptoms:
Upper right abdominal pain and itchy skin, along with the other symptoms can be caused by another health condition, like gallstones, liver cancer, hepatitis and pancreatitis.
Gallbladder cancer is very rare. It frequently stems from chronic inflammation, so it’s most common in those who suffer with gallstones.
Treatment for gallbladder cancer that’s found early is removal. Although having a gallbladder is helpful, it’s not necessary to live a healthy life.