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Intravesical Bcg

Intravesical BCG involves administering the BCG vaccine to the urinary bladder cells. This treatment is found effective in curing bladder tuberculosis as well as early-stage bladder cancer. It is also used for preventing relapses of bladder cancer. Here, the BCG vaccine is directly induced into the bladder via a catheter.

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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 »


Dr. Ajit Naniksingh Kukreja

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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