I had my bladder cancer surgery in January 2001.
Bladder cancer ‘chemo wash’ was not available to me as a procedure at that time.
Chemo wash is a relatively new procedure in the treatment of bladder cancer.
One of the pioneers in chemo wash was Dr. Ryan Holbrook who helped develop this method for treating abdominal cancer. […]
Posted on March 24th, 2008 by Neil
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If your cancer comes back only in the bladder, treatment may be surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy, depending on what treatment you received when you first got your cancer.If your cancer comes back following surgery to remove all of the bladder, you may receive chemotherapy. You may also choose to participate in a clinical trial.
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Posted on March 22nd, 2008 by Neil
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Treatment of cancer of the bladder depends on the stage of your disease, the type of your disease, your age, and your overall condition.
You may receive treatment that is considered standard based on its effectiveness in a number of patients in past studies, or you may choose to go into a clinical trial. Not all […]
Posted on March 22nd, 2008 by Neil
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