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Decisions about treatment

Very glad to find this forum. I’m 71 and have T2 invasive bladder cancer. I’m starting chemo treatments April 13. Yesterday I had a phone visit with the oncology doctor...

any feedback on Keytruda?

I had six doses of BCG in Aug-Sep 2021 that did not stop the growth of my three small non-invasive HG tumors. I then tried 90 days of low dose...

Acute Renal Failure - Metastatic Bladder Cancer

Hi everyone, my father is 76 years old and he had stage 1 bladder cancer in 2017 and he decided to remove his bladder (urostomy). We discovered that his cancer...

BCG shortage

I recently had a TURBT resection of a non invasive, but high grade papillary urothelial carcinoma (complicated by a bladder wall perforation). I was told in followup today that although...

Bladder Spasms Post BCG

Hi, I am writing on behalf of my father (doesn't use a computer.) He was diagnosed with Stage pT1 NMIBC in March of 2020. He had a TURB-T followed by...

immunotherapy

has anyone had immunotherapy while weak? did they give steroids after treatment?? what side effects did anyone have...

Mitomycin intravesical treatments

I was diagnosed with nmibc in 2016. Besides numerous Turbts, I have had BGC 2 series of 6, gemcitabine 2 series of 6 and 1 maintenance series 10 monthly of...

BCG for Ta Early Stage BC

50ml will be inserted into the bladder via a Suprapubic Catheter Is it painful (ie the actual solution in the bladder )? I have 6 induction weeks booked. Anyone experienced...

Extreme Side Effects of BCG Treatment

Diagnosed with bladder cancer; BCG treatment recommended (6 treatments). Did beautifully with Treatments 1, 2, and 3. Treatment 4 brought a little nausea/throwing up and diarrhea, but only a couple...

Immunotherapy for Stage 4 Bladder Cancer - Seeking Pals for my Journey with This Treatment

I was diagnosed with "transitional cell carcinoma" (bladder cancer) in early 2019. It was in my kidney, and the right kidney had to be removed, along with the bladder cuff...

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