Hi, my name for the purpose of this posting is NogBad.  Following a bout of Jaundice in February and a subsequent Endoscopy (camera down the throat), a biopsy taken at the time has shown evidence of cancer of the ampulla of vater which is apparently very rare. As I am 80 years of age (normal life expectancy 79 and 7 months having lived in West Yorkshire all my life), I have already declined a Whipple operation on the grounds that I don't think I am strong enough to survive the operation (up to 10% of patients die on the operating table), so a meeting was arranged in June with an expert in chemotherapy. Unfortunately and in the meantime, I became aware of a significant shortage of breath and after entering hospital for tests, I have recently been given 2 iron fusion drips, one week apart. As these have clashed with my chemotherapy meeting, this has now been re-sheduled for later in July.  I wonder if anyone who may read this posting has any knowledge or experience of Cancer of the Ampulla of Vater as I would like to know what treatment may have been recommended? I also wonder if anyone has elected to take a 'watch & wait' stance and to have no treatment for the time being - for example, I have had Prostate Cancer for 16 years but have not yet had any medicine, pills or even surgery and (on a watch & wait basis), I am informed that I will eventually die with it, but not because of it. Any help, advice or comments would be most welcome, Regards, NogBad.