Welcome To The
CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA NEXUS
The Convergence of Science, Innovation, Medical Expertise, Lived Experience, and Community
An initiative by Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Australia
‘Chol’ means bile ➡ ‘angio’ means vessel or ducts ➡ ‘carcinoma’ means a cancer that originates in the protective layer that lines the ducts (the epithelial layer). In other words, cholangiocarcinoma is a cancer that begins in the protective lining of our bile ducts.
Welcome To The
CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA NEXUS
The Convergence of Science, Innovation, Medical Expertise, Lived Experience, and Community
An initiative by Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Australia
‘Chol’ means bile ➡ ‘angio’ means vessel or ducts ➡ ‘carcinoma’ means a cancer that originates in the protective layer that lines the ducts (the epithelial layer). In other words, cholangiocarcinoma is a cancer that begins in the protective lining of our bile ducts.
Welcome To The
CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA NEXUS
The Convergence of Science, Innovation, Medical Expertise, Lived Experience, and Community
An initiative by Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Australia
‘Chol’ means bile ➡ ‘angio’ means vessel or ducts ➡ ‘carcinoma’ means a cancer that originates in the protective layer that lines the ducts (the epithelial layer). In other words, cholangiocarcinoma is a cancer that begins in the protective lining of our bile ducts.