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Chemoradiation May Help Some Patients with Bladder Cancer Avoid Radical Surgery by Cancer.gov Posted Fri 11 May 2012 10:09pm Researchers in the United Kingdom have found that adding chemotherapy to radiation therapy as a treatment for bladder cancer may reduce the risk of a recurrence more than radiation alone, without causing a substantial increase in side effects. Read on »

Bladder Cancer - Post TURBT Surgery #2 Report - May, 2008 by Steve K. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 21 Oct 2008 12:19am On Wednesday Kathryn and I drove down to Dr. Hopkins' office to get a debrief on the pathology results. My "friend" theCat-in-Hat ladysigned me in and checked my insurance. Dr. Hopkins does surgeries on Wednesdays, so we were scheduled to see the male Physician's Assistant (PA), Regan B. The Urology Clinic has four doctors, two PAs, some nurses Read on »

Recovering from TURBT Surgery #1 for Bladder Cancer - April, 2008 by Steve K. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 21 Oct 2008 12:19am Post-surgery there are a number of things to deal with. The top matter of strategic importance is that my "bouncing baby tumors" were sent to a lab for analysis. The lab can determine how deep the cancer has penetrated to confirm the doctor's suspicion that the cancer is non-invasive. They will also rate the strength of the cancer, high, medium Read on »

Life After TURBT Surgery #1 for Bladder Cancer - April, 2008 by Steve K. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 21 Oct 2008 12:19am , but all in all was easily managed. Next episode was easier, with very good volume. There was soreness, especially when the bladder was just emptied, and the bladder complains pretty Read on »

Undergoing TURBT Surgery #2 for Bladder Cancer - May, 2008 by Steve K. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 21 Oct 2008 12:19am Hello everybody! Thanks for your prayers, good thoughts, and support. This Surgery #2 should have been the same as Surgery #1, but there were a few odd differences to describe. In registration I played 20 questions got processed in. This time they did not require payment up front, which was good - they still owe me $26 from last time! We went Read on »

TURBT Surgery #1 for Bladder Cancer - April, 2008 by Steve K. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 21 Oct 2008 12:19am We were told to report to the hospital at 11:30AM for a 1:00PM starting time. I was to be the doc's third from last surgery that day. We arrived a few minutes early, got questioned and processed and paid (a little). Then we went to the Ambulatory Care Center, where they showed us to a semi-private cubby. The room was nice, with a personal cable TV Read on »

Bladder Cancer, TURBT Perforated Bladder - FIGHTING THE SYSTEM - April, 2008 by Steve K. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 21 Oct 2008 12:19am of the nicked/perforated bladder in TURBT surgery, which I was VERY eager to be rid of! I still didn't have my follow-up consultation appointment yet, and the lab results should... By the Monday after surgery (the previous Wednesday) I was feeling about 80% of normal. All day I had a hangover headache from the Lortab (narcotic), the last of which had Read on »

Bladder Cancer - Don't Waste Your Cancer by Steve K. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 21 Oct 2008 12:19am Most of you tuned in here to see if my side effects got worse today from BCG Treatment #4. I'm pleased to report that they did not. The super-hydration yesterday did the trick. My bladder felt last night as if it had run a marathon, and I suppose it actually had. A bit tender at bedtime, rising hourly to urinate (totally clear), and I Read on »

What is Thyroid Cancer Ultrasound Lymph Node Mapping, and why do I need to have one BEFORE my Cancer Surgery? by Dr. Richard Guttler Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 24 Jun 2009 2:05pm

6 Comments with a positive needle biopsy confirming cancer or is suspicious of thyroid cancer. The expanded surgery would include the lateral neck nodes on the side of the positive node biopsy. Modern thyroid cancer pre-op should include a lymph node mapping. INSIST on one before the surgery.It will save you another surgery in 1-5 years. The first surgery is the most important Read on »

Treatments for Bladder Cancer by Docs Orders Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm

1 Comment Here is a list of treatments and procedures that are commonly used to treat Bladder Cancer: BCG solution Biological therapy (immunotherapy) Bone Marrow Transplant... of the treatments and procedures that are used to treat Bladder Cancer. You can connect with experts and other people who have Bladder Cancerin the Wellsphere communities. If you're Read on »