Many liver diseases share a common characteristic: fibrosis, the progressive accumulation of scarring in the liver tissue. Those scars—the liver's response to persistent injuries or attacks—can ...

When patients develop a narrowing or blockage in the bile ducts—the tubes connecting the liver, gallbladder and intestines—physicians must determine whether the cause is cancer or a benign condition.

Evaluating bile duct obstructions remains difficult, even with advanced imaging techniques, as clinicians often cannot determine whether the underlying cause is benign or malignant. Although bile duct ...

Fred Hutch Cancer Center postdoctoral fellow Liberalis (Debraj) Boila, PhD, has received two awards to support his studies of an aggressive bile duct cancer called intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, or ...

FAMILIES HOPE. THESE WERE LITTLE CARICATURES THAT SARAH USED TO DRAW. IT’S A WAY TO KEEP HER CLOSE TO ME. DAVE FLEISCHER NEVER INTENDED TO BE AN ACTIVIST, BUT ALL THAT CHANGED WHEN HIS DAUGHTER GOT ...