A young British mother passed away tragically just 18 days after doctors found her bad bout of food poisoning was one the deadliest cancers. Sian Ashcroft was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma or CCA—a form of bile duct cancer in the last stage. Even though it is rare, cholangiocarcinoma is a highly aggressive malignancy of the biliary tract with extremely vague symptoms.
According to doctors, the prognosis of the disease is usually and uniquely grim. Data from Cancer Research UK says up to 70 per cent of all patients will die within just 12 months. Sian’s family said the mom of three from Lancashire first noticed something was wrong last year when she had gone for a blood donation drive where she was diagnosed with anemia.
Thereafter, she started taking iron tablets—but her condition worsened with severe abdominal pain, which she initially dismissed as food poisoning. When the pain continued, her doctors took tests, which initially found she had gallbladder stones—usually made of cholesterol. When her condition did not subside, doctors said she had a bad bout of food poisoning, but her pain kept on worsening.
Sian was then admitted to the hospital, after which a 2 cm lesion on her liver and several smaller lesions was found, confirming the cancer diagnosis. Related News | Gallbladder And Bile Duct Cancer Can Be Silent – Spot These Symptoms Early!What Is Bile Duct Cancer American NFL Legend Randy Moss Is Battling?She was given months to live but died in less than th.