In Search Of Vietnam Vets With Bile Duct Cancer

I've been reading messages from other people and remembering what we went through with my father and how hard it was to cope with this. My father had bile duct cancer and was told that he wouldn't benefit from chemo or radiation.  He located an alternative approach, through a doctor based in NYC. (I would be happy to share more info. about this treatment with anyone who is interested.) He was lucky that this allowed him to live without much pain for almost a year after diagnosis.  Very sadly, he died in 2002, at the young age of 57.

My father had always lived a healthy lifestyle but was a Vietnam Vet.  He served in 1968-69, and I believe he was in the 108th airborne troop. My mother, who was also devastated by my father's death, is 77 years old. She has been struggling to get benefits from the VA since my father's death, while also struggling to support her own needs financially.  She has been repeatedly turned down by the VA, due to "insufficient evidence" to support the claim that my father's death was connected to his service in Vietnam. We have been searching for statistics that may support her case but the VA has not been able to supply any statistics about the incidence of bile duct cancer in Vietnam Vets.  The VA has also not been able to provide any info. about others who served with him in 1968-69.If anyone knows of any helpful statistics or of any way to get more info., we would greatly appreciate it. We would also be very grateful to hear from or about any other Vietnam Vets who suffered from bile duct cancer.

I would also like to share an interesting fact that we came across on our search of the internet for more info.  We discovered that there are parasites that are mainly located in Southeast Asia, that are associated with the contraction of bile duct cancer. I would also be happy to share  this info. with anyone interested.

Thank you for the opportunity to seek this information.  It would mean a lot to my mother and we feel grateful to locate this support.

On 2/5/2007 Val Dawn wrote:

I've been reading messages from other people and remembering what we went through with my father and how hard it was to cope with this. My father had bile duct cancer and was told that he wouldn't benefit from chemo or radiation.  He located an alternative approach, through a doctor based in NYC. (I would be happy to share more info. about this treatment with anyone who is interested.) He was lucky that this allowed him to live without much pain for almost a year after diagnosis.  Very sadly, he died in 2002, at the young age of 57.

My father had always lived a healthy lifestyle but was a Vietnam Vet.  He served in 1968-69, and I believe he was in the 108th airborne troop. My mother, who was also devastated by my father's death, is 77 years old. She has been struggling to get benefits from the VA since my father's death, while also struggling to support her own needs financially.  She has been repeatedly turned down by the VA, due to "insufficient evidence" to support the claim that my father's death was connected to his service in Vietnam. We have been searching for statistics that may support her case but the VA has not been able to supply any statistics about the incidence of bile duct cancer in Vietnam Vets.  The VA has also not been able to provide any info. about others who served with him in 1968-69.If anyone knows of any helpful statistics or of any way to get more info., we would greatly appreciate it. We would also be very grateful to hear from or about any other Vietnam Vets who suffered from bile duct cancer.

I would also like to share an interesting fact that we came across on our search of the internet for more info.  We discovered that there are parasites that are mainly located in Southeast Asia, that are associated with the contraction of bile duct cancer. I would also be happy to share  this info. with anyone interested.

Thank you for the opportunity to seek this information.  It would mean a lot to my mother and we feel grateful to locate this support.

 

I wish you the best in your search, but I feel this is such a rare cancer with so few cases annually that it would be extremely hard to make a connection. I think the number of cases would have to quite large or at the least very stunning to make a statistical connection.

God Bless

Richard

My husband served in Phu Bai, Viet Nam, in 1968-69.  He was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in January, 2006 and left this world on April 27, 2007.  He was 57.  I believe there is a connection between cholangiocarcinoma and Agent Orange.

 Joni

On 2/5/2007 Val Dawn wrote:

I've been reading messages from other people and remembering what we went through with my father and how hard it was to cope with this. My father had bile duct cancer and was told that he wouldn't benefit from chemo or radiation.  He located an alternative approach, through a doctor based in NYC. (I would be happy to share more info. about this treatment with anyone who is interested.) He was lucky that this allowed him to live without much pain for almost a year after diagnosis.  Very sadly, he died in 2002, at the young age of 57.

My father had always lived a healthy lifestyle but was a Vietnam Vet.  He served in 1968-69, and I believe he was in the 108th airborne troop. My mother, who was also devastated by my father's death, is 77 years old. She has been struggling to get benefits from the VA since my father's death, while also struggling to support her own needs financially.  She has been repeatedly turned down by the VA, due to "insufficient evidence" to support the claim that my father's death was connected to his service in Vietnam. We have been searching for statistics that may support her case but the VA has not been able to supply any statistics about the incidence of bile duct cancer in Vietnam Vets.  The VA has also not been able to provide any info. about others who served with him in 1968-69.If anyone knows of any helpful statistics or of any way to get more info., we would greatly appreciate it. We would also be very grateful to hear from or about any other Vietnam Vets who suffered from bile duct cancer.

I would also like to share an interesting fact that we came across on our search of the internet for more info.  We discovered that there are parasites that are mainly located in Southeast Asia, that are associated with the contraction of bile duct cancer. I would also be happy to share  this info. with anyone interested.

Thank you for the opportunity to seek this information.  It would mean a lot to my mother and we feel grateful to locate this support.

 

I have a very dear friend -- he is my Korean acupuncturist --and he was diagnosed with bile duct cancer a year and a half ago.  I am interested in the info you have on parasites in Southeast Asia possibly initiating bile duct cancer.  When he was first diagnosed I read that there was a higher propensity for men from Souteast Asia to develop this medical disorder.

 I am currently friends with a famous geneticist, and she is always interested in my "cancer theories."  So any info you have may be put to good use.

God bless, and thank you for sharing.

On 2/5/2007 Val Dawn wrote:

I've been reading messages from other people and remembering what we went through with my father and how hard it was to cope with this. My father had bile duct cancer and was told that he wouldn't benefit from chemo or radiation.  He located an alternative approach, through a doctor based in NYC. (I would be happy to share more info. about this treatment with anyone who is interested.) He was lucky that this allowed him to live without much pain for almost a year after diagnosis.  Very sadly, he died in 2002, at the young age of 57.

My father had always lived a healthy lifestyle but was a Vietnam Vet.  He served in 1968-69, and I believe he was in the 108th airborne troop. My mother, who was also devastated by my father's death, is 77 years old. She has been struggling to get benefits from the VA since my father's death, while also struggling to support her own needs financially.  She has been repeatedly turned down by the VA, due to "insufficient evidence" to support the claim that my father's death was connected to his service in Vietnam. We have been searching for statistics that may support her case but the VA has not been able to supply any statistics about the incidence of bile duct cancer in Vietnam Vets.  The VA has also not been able to provide any info. about others who served with him in 1968-69.If anyone knows of any helpful statistics or of any way to get more info., we would greatly appreciate it. We would also be very grateful to hear from or about any other Vietnam Vets who suffered from bile duct cancer.

I would also like to share an interesting fact that we came across on our search of the internet for more info.  We discovered that there are parasites that are mainly located in Southeast Asia, that are associated with the contraction of bile duct cancer. I would also be happy to share  this info. with anyone interested.

Thank you for the opportunity to seek this information.  It would mean a lot to my mother and we feel grateful to locate this support.

 

My husband was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, he also was in Vietnam in 1966-1967..  I do believe that this type of cancer is very rare and no one in my husbands family has cancer.  I would like more information about what to do in this case, where to go and who to follow up with

On 2/7/2007 Evan14 wrote:

 

On 2/5/2007 Val Dawn wrote:

I've been reading messages from other people and remembering what we went through with my father and how hard it was to cope with this. My father had bile duct cancer and was told that he wouldn't benefit from chemo or radiation.  He located an alternative approach, through a doctor based in NYC. (I would be happy to share more info. about this treatment with anyone who is interested.) He was lucky that this allowed him to live without much pain for almost a year after diagnosis.  Very sadly, he died in 2002, at the young age of 57.

My father had always lived a healthy lifestyle but was a Vietnam Vet.  He served in 1968-69, and I believe he was in the 108th airborne troop. My mother, who was also devastated by my father's death, is 77 years old. She has been struggling to get benefits from the VA since my father's death, while also struggling to support her own needs financially.  She has been repeatedly turned down by the VA, due to "insufficient evidence" to support the claim that my father's death was connected to his service in Vietnam. We have been searching for statistics that may support her case but the VA has not been able to supply any statistics about the incidence of bile duct cancer in Vietnam Vets.  The VA has also not been able to provide any info. about others who served with him in 1968-69.If anyone knows of any helpful statistics or of any way to get more info., we would greatly appreciate it. We would also be very grateful to hear from or about any other Vietnam Vets who suffered from bile duct cancer.

I would also like to share an interesting fact that we came across on our search of the internet for more info.  We discovered that there are parasites that are mainly located in Southeast Asia, that are associated with the contraction of bile duct cancer. I would also be happy to share  this info. with anyone interested.

Thank you for the opportunity to seek this information.  It would mean a lot to my mother and we feel grateful to locate this support.

 

I wish you the best in your search, but I feel this is such a rare cancer with so few cases annually that it would be extremely hard to make a connection. I think the number of cases would have to quite large or at the least very stunning to make a statistical connection.

 

God Bless

 

Richard

I am sorry for your loss.  My husband served in Vietnam 69-70 with the Big Red One and was diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma in August of 2005.  He passed away in January of 2006.  My claim has been approved by the VA and it was determined that his death was service connected due to injesting a parasite while serving in Vietnam.  Since that time I have been trying to get the word out to other veterans of this danger. The VA has acknowledged it -- don't let them off the hook.

Good luck,

Sheila

On 9/16/2007 Joani wrote:

My husband served in Phu Bai, Viet Nam, in 1968-69.  He was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in January, 2006 and left this world on April 27, 2007.  He was 57.  I believe there is a connection between cholangiocarcinoma and Agent Orange.

 Joni

Joni,

I am sorry for your loss.  This cancer has nothing to do with Agent Orange but everything to do with a parasite acquired from the drinking water in Vietnam.  My husband was diagnosed in August of 2005 and passed away January 2006.  He was 58.  My claim has been approved by the VA as a service connected death due to injesting a parasite while serving in Vietnam.  The VA has acknowledged it.  Don't let them tell you different.

Sheila