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Bladder Cancer/Small cell bladder cancer
Bladder Cancer | Last Active: Jan 22 12:23am | Replies (56)Comment receiving replies
i am a year past due! I just found this thread on the web and had to connect!
I too had small Cell Bladder Cancer and completed my treatment 29 months ago now 04/24/18 and my heart pounds ... pray and hope you are okay!!
I too have felt the need to connect to other such . Nothing you find on the web gives you much hope when you read “Small Cell”
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Hi Whitney,
I found this article discussing the pros and cons of neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to surgery for bladder cancer.
- How does bladder chemotherapy given before surgery change bladder cancer cells? https://atlasofscience.org/how-does-bladder-chemotherapy-given-before-surgery-change-bladder-cancer-cells/
Increasingly neoadjuvant chemo is recommended in bladder cancer, but your cancer team will consider the variables specific to you like the tumor growth patterns and your overall health. Should you wish to seek at second opinion, you can contact Mayo Clinic at one of our 3 campuses in MN, AZ or FL mayocl.in/1mtmR63
Has neoadjuvant chemotherapy been recommended in your case?
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I am a 77 year-old male who was recently diagnosed w/ bladder cancer: invasive neuroendocrine carcinoma with small cell (65%) and large cell (35%) features. This is a rare, aggressive, invasive cancer. I have been through two resections and am preparing for a radical cystectomy w/ an excellent, experienced, robotically assisted surgical team. The question I have is the efficacy of undergoing lengthy neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to the surgery, or proceeding directly to surgery. If there are specialists available for a consult on this rare bladder cancer, i would appreciate knowing how to connect. Thanks