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What is gallbladder cancer?

Diagram of a body highlighting the gallbladder as a small organ at the top right of the tummy under the liver.
  • Gallbladder cancer is a cancer that's found anywhere in the gallbladder.
  • The gallbladder is a small organ in the top part of your tummy that helps you digest your food.
  • Gallbladder cancer is often only discovered when someone is having treatment for another condition, such as gallstones.
  • How serious gallbladder cancer is depends on where it is in the gallbladder, how big it is, if it has spread and your general health.

Page last reviewed: 28 October 2026
Next review due: 28 October 2029