Is bile duct cancer hereditary?

Everyone knows that liver disease is not only contagious, but also passed on to the next generation. So when there is a patient with hepatoductal cancer in the family, because the family members don’t know about this disease, it causes panic. Not only are they afraid that the patient can’t be cured of hepatoductal cancer, but they are also afraid that it will affect their children. So is hepatoductal cancer hereditary?

Let us first understand hepatoductal carcinoma and then see whether hepatoductal carcinoma is hereditary.

Hepatocellular carcinoma is also known as hilar cholangiocarcinoma. It refers to cholangiocarcinoma that originates between the common hepatic duct above the opening of the cystic duct and the beginning of the left and right secondary hepatic ducts, and mainly invades the common hepatic duct, the bifurcation of the common hepatic duct, and the left and right hepatic ducts. It is a common malignant tumor in the biliary system. It is very difficult to treat due to its special location, invasive growth, and close relationship with the hilar blood vessels.

Friends, you should be relieved after listening to my introduction. Although it is called hepatoductal carcinoma, it is not a liver disease. It just occurs near the liver, so it is not as contagious as other liver diseases. It is not hereditary. The main causes of hepatoductal carcinoma are actually living environment, lifestyle, and eating habits.

Generally speaking, family medical history is a combination of these two aspects: genes are one aspect, and the same or similar living environment and living habits in the family are also very important reasons, such as smoking, drinking, and the general environment.

One is to see if there are any lifestyle habits that may affect the liver.

Your genes are originally normal, and these normal genes usually determine the cell type and control the frequency of cell division and growth. However, after mutations in your lifestyle or diet, the opening and closing of their functions are no longer controlled, thus causing cancer.

After my explanation, everyone should understand whether hepatoductal carcinoma is hereditary. I hope everyone will pay more attention to their health and eat a healthy diet.