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Bladder Cancer | Last Active: Jul 26 10:51am | Replies (38)
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First, you have cancer and should have an oncologist inform you of treatments available. I had stage II invasive bladder cancer and was treated with a combination of Gemzar and Cisplatin. At the same time, on my own, I took 5-6 grams of 95% curcuminoids with black pepper extract supplements. They make chemotherapy kill cancer better and reduce side effects.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4699625/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34347326/
Instead of cystoscopy use Signatera, a blood test that looks for your specific cancer recurrence.
Google "recurrance test natera" to get connected. And it's cheap.
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I was first diagnosed with low grade non invasive bladder cancer in April 2011. After BCG and repeated cystoscopes I was clear for 5 years. Then in April of 2023 it came back with a vengeance. That’s when the urologist referred me to an oncologist. It was both aggressive and invasive. It had invaded the muscle. After several treatments of Gemzar and Cisplatin, I had a radical cystectomy 3 weeks ago. They removed my bladder, uterus, ovaries, pelvic lymph nodes, and the lining to the vagina. Not fun. Pathology showed no residual cancer cells and I am now 100% cancer free!!