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Just diagnosed with bladder cancer: Feeling overwhelmed
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From what I have read, your surgeon is somewhat out of touch with GEM/Doce. Admittedly more work is being done with a much wider survey than the original 300 or so, but so far Gem/Doce is at least as good if not better than BCG.
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@gemdoc25 it’s my understanding that there are several factors that affect the BCG vs GEM/DOC decision, and this is from the Anschutz Cancer Center at the University of Colorado Hospital. First, the bio marker test is not considered conclusive, and second BCG is the gold standard and sometimes it’s required before you can try a newer treatment approach. That’s why BCG is normally the go-to approach.