Vietnam Veterans And Bile Duct Cancer

Bile duct cancer is a cancer of the biliary duct system which includes the gallbladder bile ducts and certain cells inside the liver.

Vietnam veterans and bile duct cancer.

Cholangiocarcinoma bile duct cancer and veterans of the vietnam war. Some veterans who served in vietnam thailand laos and cambodia have developed bile duct cancer. The va should be able to use the connection between vietnam service and bile duct cancer. Veterans who ate raw or undercooked freshwater fish during their service in southeast asia such as vietnam war veterans might have been infected.

Symptoms of bile duct cancer. The va rejects claims on the basis of there not being enough evidence of bile duct. Liver flukes parasites that infect a human when raw or undercooked fish is eaten are being investigated as the cause of a rare bile duct cancer among veterans who served in the vietnam war. While most military personnel in southeast asia including vietnam ate canned meals or other meals provided by the military some veterans may have eaten raw or undercooked.

Veterans may have developed this cancer from exposure to liver flukes from eating raw or under cooked fish during their service. But this is not seen as enough proof to receive benefits. Vietnam war veterans than in other groups of people. However currently va is not aware of any studies that show that bile duct cancer occurs more often in u s.

The number of claims received has drastically increased over the years but a majority of the claims are denied. Bile duct cancer also called cholangiocarcinoma is a rare cancer of the biliary duct system.