Risk factors of gallbladder cancer in Nepal: A case control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a rare, highly fatal disease with diagnosis in advanced stage and low survival rate. Nepal ranked 4th position with highest rates of GBC for 10 countries in 2020.

Objective

To find the association between socio-demographic, behavioral and environmental factors associated with the development of GBC.

Method

A case-control study was conducted in 2021/22 with newly diagnosed gallbladder cancer cases from three cancer-specialized hospitals and one tertiary (superspeciality) hospital. Controls were selected from the same tertiary hospital and one additional hospital providing services to gallbladder pathologies for a huge population, making a total of five hospitals involved in the study. The ratio of cases to control was 1:1. The dat

SUBMITTER: Thakur C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11753635 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature