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Chemoprophylaxis

Chemoprophylaxis in general refers to taking a medicine to prevent a disease from occurring. For instance, antibiotics are given as chemoprophylaxis before surgery to prevent possible infections and promote wound healing. In cancer treatment, chemoprophylaxis involved administering a definite dose of anticancer drugs to prevent or delay the recurrence of certain cancers after treatment.

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Is it necessary to give Mitomycin C for urinary bladder cancer?

Query: Hi doctor, My elder brother has undergone removal of low grade papillary carcinoma of urinary bladder without any local lymphatic involvement. He was advised to take Mitomycin C after six weeks of surgical intervention TURBT(Transurethral resection of bladder tumor). Is it necessary to go for the dr...  Read Full »

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Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Superficial bladder cancer or non-muscle invasive bladder cancer includes carcinoma in situ (CIS or Tis), Ta tumors, and T1 tumors. These are all cancers that have been found very early in their development. The cancer cells are only in the lining of the innermost layer o...  Read Full »

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