# How do you know if you have bile duct Cancer?

**URL:** <https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/how-do-you-know-if-you-have-bile-duct-cancer/528>\
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**Created:** [January 21, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/how-do-you-know-if-you-have-bile-duct-cancer/528 "2015-01-21T13:23:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpsc.org/stephen/32/832_2.png) [@Stephen](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/how-do-you-know-if-you-have-bile-duct-cancer/528/1 "2015-01-21T13:23:11Z")

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[http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gastroenterology\_hepatology/\_pdfs/pancreas\_biliary\_tract/cholangiocarcinoma.pdf](http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gastroenterology_hepatology/_pdfs/pancreas_biliary_tract/cholangiocarcinoma.pdf)

This is a depressing subject but it’s something we all need to be concerned about.

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**Author:** ![Mike](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpsc.org/mike/32/404_2.png) [@Mike](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/u/Mike)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/how-do-you-know-if-you-have-bile-duct-cancer/528/2 "2015-01-21T13:33:26Z")

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Excellent article. Thanks for sharing.

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**Author:** ![Dolphin5](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpsc.org/dolphin5/32/757_2.png) [@Dolphin5](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/u/Dolphin5)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/how-do-you-know-if-you-have-bile-duct-cancer/528/3 "2015-01-21T15:03:25Z")

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Thanks for sharing. Very helpful article with great diagrams.

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**Author:** ![JeffDC1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpsc.org/jeffdc1/32/402_2.png) [@JeffDC1](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/u/JeffDC1)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/how-do-you-know-if-you-have-bile-duct-cancer/528/4 "2015-01-21T17:10:49Z")

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You're right, Steven. Depressing, but knowledge is powerful.  
 Jeff

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**Author:** ![Gloria](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpsc.org/gloria/32/1366_2.png) [@Gloria](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/u/Gloria)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/how-do-you-know-if-you-have-bile-duct-cancer/528/5 "2015-01-21T18:15:31Z")

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Are there personal experience “signs” out there, folks?

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**Author:** ![WyldFlower](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpsc.org/wyldflower/32/793_2.png) [@WyldFlower](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/u/WyldFlower)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/how-do-you-know-if-you-have-bile-duct-cancer/528/6 "2015-01-21T19:42:13Z")

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Great info. Many of the signs are symptoms that many of us already experience due to the PSC. Is a ERCP the only way to diagnose? Are there preventative screenings that we should have every few years or something?

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**Author:** ![Priya\_P](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpsc.org/priya_p/32/720_2.png) [@Priya\_P](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/u/Priya_P)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/how-do-you-know-if-you-have-bile-duct-cancer/528/7 "2015-01-22T22:59:34Z")

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One of those topics that most of us would care not to think about but all need to be aware of. Just before going on holiday last month I was faced with prospect of potentially having CCA. I didn't have enough time to confirm the docs doubts before I left and wasn't going to wait until I got back hence I paid to have an MRCP done within a few days of my holiday. Luckily, that hasn't shown any lesions and I can rule out CCA but it wasn't the best feeling to go through at the time.