Your Questions? Answered! Hear From Bladder Cancer Researchers...Regarding the question "would a PD1 inhibitor be better than BCG for noninvasive high grade bladder cancer," at this time BCG remains the preferred first... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
I Never Heard of Bladder Cancer Until......The BCG had failed. He said BCG had an 82% success rate but it didn't work on me. I had another TURB.... By gloriabell3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Not As "Sexy" As Other Cancers...“I’m afraid the BCG treatment didn’t work. It looked promising at first but that red blemish we saw on the last cystoscopy was a tumor.... By Jim Van Horne2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Are You Given All the FACTS?...I was offered the most common treatment, which was BCG vaccine straight into the bladder.... By Noel Forrest4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Deciding Between BCG and a Radical Cystectomy...with BladderCancer.net, Shirley describes a phone call with her doctor during which he explained the two choices she had to treat her bladder cancer: BCG... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments20 comments
The Gift That Keeps on Giving...I naively thought that after going through BCG, “the gold standard treatment” for bladder cancer, that I’d get the green light that the tumors were gone... By Jim Van Horne2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Ineligible for Bladder Removal...biopsies again, and a further 3 doses BCG fresh area found ..theatre again urologist called me I prior to theatre to say no further BCG and he wouldn't... By bobbycrush1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Gene Therapy for NMIBC...Many people with NMIBC who try BCG will have a good response, but some may eventually have a recurrence.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
My First Year of BCG Treatments...I will have another cystoscopy in 3 months and hopefully resume BCG. This is my story.... By CommunityMember5573 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Ups and Downs...I am now due to start BCG on September 20th as I'm going on holiday.... By Tracyann1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
Bladder Cancer Recurrence, Treated with Surgery and BCG...Surgery...BCG treatments... It was painful when I voided after treatment. I felt burning and pain. The next day I was ok.... By 10aspara1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
When To Call The Doctor...I was told it was just like BCG but just a different type of medication. The first 2 weeks I had the normal side effects but a... By Jennifer Toth1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Unknown...The catheter for that is way bigger than the one used in BCG treatments. I will be required to get scoped every 3 months for the rest of... By Captain ricih1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Newly Diagnosed...I’m scheduled for a second round of BCG and have been offered to be part of a trial for BCG and immunotherapy combined.... By Ana1701 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments15 comments
Practical Advice For Your Clinical Trial Search...I tried searching with “BCG-unresponsive” in the “other terms” box.... By Renata Louwers4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Update Following a Bit of a Bumpy Summer...Earlier I made a post due to my concern that my surgeon spoke of BCG treatments before TURBT and subsequent pathology.... By CommunityMember2221 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Keytruda and Bladder Cancer...Had 6 doses of BCG and had cystoscopy and TURBT. Came back low grade. Had 3 more BCG (why only 3?), scope, and TURBT came back... By bobm1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Diagnosed 2-17-22 Part 2...He said of course he could get BCG because the VA is government, lol.... By zip3161 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Treating My Bladder Spasms...My experience with AZO has strictly been used during my BCG treatments.... By Jennifer Toth2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Medications...cancer that is not responsive to BCG therapy.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
