Breakthrough in bladder cancer treatment After 40 years of treating metastatic bladder cancer with chemotherapy as a primary treatment
Chemotherapy drugs for bladder cancer Some common combinations are: gemcitabine and cisplatin (GemCis)
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Intravesical chemotherapy . For bladder cancer, chemotherapy may be intravesical, meaning it is put into the bladder through a tube inserted into the urethra. Intravesical treatments flush the bladder with drugs that kill cancer cells that remain after surgery. This lowers the chance of the cancer coming back.
Chemotherapy in the bladder (intravesical chemotherapy), to treat cancers that are confined to the lining of the bladder but have a high risk of
Chemotherapy uses anticancer (cytotoxic) drugs to destroy cancer cells. It is sometimes used to treat bladder cancer.
Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy treatment for bladder cancer usually involves two or more chemotherapy drugs used in combination. Chemotherapy drugs can be given: Through a vein (intravenously). Intravenous chemotherapy is frequently used before bladder removal surgery to increase the chances of curing the cancer.
Bladder cancer is a relatively rare form of cancer that starts in the lining of your bladder. Providers may use intravesical therapy to deliver chemotherapy drugs
Causes Chemotherapy - The chemotherapy drug cyclophosphamide may increase the risk for bladder cancer. Radiation treatment - Radiation
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It sure does throw a damper life.
If she’d had mastectomies for breast cancer, then she’d also have been on powerful hormone blockers and/or chemotherapy. The first makes PIV intercourse painful unless lots of lubricant is used and the second pretty much guarantees no children.