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Patients with asbestos-related gallbladder cancer will always have an underlying disease such as asbestosis or pleural effusion, even if they don't show symptoms or it was overlooked in the diagnosis phase.

Survival Rates

Stage I

Gallbladder Cancer and Asbestos Exposure

Stage II

Stage III

Stage IV

Occupational exposure to asbestos for long periods may lead to esophagus cancer. How does it happen?

Inhalation

While working with asbestos, people would inhale its toxic fibers.

Ingestion

While working with asbestos, people would inhale its toxic fibers.

Gallbladder cancer can be cured in up to 90% of people when it is discovered in its early stages. Look out for symptoms!

Jaundice

Nausea and
Vomiting

Bowel Habits
Changes

Weight Loss

Abdominal Pain

Fever

The average cost of gallbladder cancer surgery is $12,941

Early detection

$10,989 / patient

Advanced stage

$41,392 / patient

The average payout for gallbladder cancer from asbestos trust funds is $45,000. You can qualify for multiple trust funds if the underlying pulmonary issues worsen.

Median age of diagnosis is
73 years

African Americans
are at lowest risk

3 times more common in
women than in men

The leading gallbladder cancer risk factor is the presence of gallstones

Stages of
gallbladder cancer

Stage I "Tumor is present only in the mucosa

Stage II Tumor invades muscularis and mucosa

Stage III Tumor invades subserosa, muscularis and mucosa

Stage IV Tumor invades all layers of the gallbladder wall and spreads to the liver bed or distant organs

Stages of
gallbladder cancer

Stage I "Tumor is present only in the mucosa

Stage II Tumor invades muscularis and mucosa

Stage IV Tumor invades all layers of the gallbladder wall and spreads to the liver bed or distant organs

Stage III Tumor invades subserosa, muscularis and mucosa

Every year, approximately 1,200 people lose their lives to asbestos-related gallbladder cancer in the U.S.

Estimate Treatment Costs

Surgical Treatment Options

Estimate Treatment Costs

$1,877
Radiation Therapy
$10,655
Chemotherapy

Surgical Treatment Options

$7,034
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
$18,848
Open Surgery Cholecystectomy

Signs and symptoms of gallbladder cancer are rare in the early stages of the disease.

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Patients with asbestos-related gallbladder cancer will always have an underlying disease such as asbestosis or pleural effusion, even if they don't show symptoms or it was overlooked in the diagnosis phase.

Survival Rates

Occupational exposure to asbestos for long periods may lead to esophagus cancer. How does it happen?

Inhalation

Ingestion

Gallbladder cancer can be cured in up to 90% of people when it is discovered in its early stages. Look out for symptoms!

The average cost of gallbladder cancer surgery is $12,941

Early detection

Advanced stage

The average payout for gallbladder cancer from asbestos trust funds is $45,000. You can qualify for multiple trust funds if the underlying pulmonary issues worsen.

Median age of diagnosis is 73 years

African Americans are at lowest risk

3 times more common in women than in men

The leading gallbladder cancer risk factor is the presence of gallstones

Stages of gallbladder cancer

Stages of gallbladder cancer

Every year, approximately 1,200 people lose their lives to asbestos-related gallbladder cancer in the U.S.

Estimate Treatment Costs

Surgical Treatment Options

Estimate Treatment Costs

$1,877

$10,655

Surgical Treatment Options

$7,034

$18,848

Signs and symptoms of gallbladder cancer are rare in the early stages of the disease.

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Median age of diagnosis is
73 years

African Americans
are at lowest risk

3 times more common in
women than in men

Stages of
gallbladder cancer

Stages of
gallbladder cancer