Gallbladder Cancer - Epidemiology

Epidemiology

• Rare tumor, the U.S. incidence is 3:100000 / year
• Gallbladder cancer is more common in some countries, including South American countries, Japan and Israel. In Chile gallbladder cancer is the fourth cause of cancer deaths.
• 5th most common gastrointestinal cancer
• Up to 5 times more common in women than men