Basic Summary for Gall Bladder Cancer

Main name of condition: Gall Bladder Cancer
Other names or spellings: Gallbladder tumor, Gall bladder tumor

What is Gall Bladder Cancer?
  Brief description of Gall Bladder Cancer: Cancer of the gall bladder.
  Parent types of Gall Bladder Cancer: Cancer, Digestive system cancer, Biliary disorder, Gall bladder conditions
  Organs Affected by Gall Bladder Cancer: gall bladder

How many people get Gall Bladder Cancer?
Incidence (annual) of Gall Bladder Cancer: 7,100 annual cases (SEER 2002 estimate: gallbladder and other biliary)
Incidence Rate of Gall Bladder Cancer: approx 1 in 38,309 or 0.00% or 7,100 people in USA [about data]

How serious is Gall Bladder Cancer?
Deaths for Gall Bladder Cancer: 3,540 estimated deaths for gall bladder/biliary cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)

What causes Gall Bladder Cancer?
Class of Condition for Gall Bladder Cancer: cancer

Can anyone else get Gall Bladder Cancer?
Contagion of cancer: generally not; see details in contagion of cancer.

Society issues for Gall Bladder Cancer
Hospitalization statistics for Gall Bladder Cancer: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Gall Bladder Cancer:

0.008% (1,010) of hospital consultant episodes were for malignant neoplasm of gallbladder in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
84% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of gallbladder required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
33% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of gallbladder were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
67% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of gallbladder were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
31% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of gallbladder required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
12.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for malignant neoplasm of gallbladder in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
7 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for malignant neoplasm of gallbladder in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
66 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for malignant neoplasm of gallbladder in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
30% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of gallbladder occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
28% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of gallbladder occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
28% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of gallbladder were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.013% (7,004) of hospital bed days were for malignant neoplasm of gallbladder in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

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