Maintenance BCG

Rosemary wrote:
So, it sounds as though my uro has some basis for his assertion that there is some controversy regarding the efficacy of maintenance BCG. Or am I reading too much into this discussion?

"Ultimate recurrence"could mean that you will die of cancer at an advanced age. Other than the fear of death which is a human trait, the present inability of doctors to "predict" the progression of BC is a fear that is not irrational. We fear the worst.

I personally didn't think that I was reading something into this when he puts it this way...

"BCG may not be a panacea for stage T1 disease in the long term"

...and then goes further to say...

"Progression at sanctuary sites, ultimate recurrence and progression with time"

Yikes!!

I do think that this statement from Dr. Herr is proof that there is some controversy between the opinions of top bladder cancer specialists.

Ro

I think the key words are rapid recurrence and depth of penetration which as we all have seen is often understaged.......Don't read into it what isn't there.
For some strange reason we'll all chop off a breast, take out a kidney or whatever.. but we hang onto our bladder like its made of gold. Hey...so did i...I was the biggest chicken of all time:S
Pat