Wendy welcome back!
The link I gave about the laser removal recurrent tumors was published in 2004. There is a way to also take a piece of the tumor for pathology prior to the laser eradication. It seems this is so much more of a sensible, less costly, less painful, less threatening and better clearing of the entire tumor so as to avoid re-seeding. Possibly most medical centers and urologists don't have the type of laser equipment necessary to do this procedure. Now that I know about it, I would advise all to check it out for availability at their treatment center. I have also seen earlier articles about the laser procedure being very effective with T2 and T3 tumors. Let's keep on this trail. I enlist others to find additional information on laser removal of bladder tumors and contribute to this discussion. Tumors in other parts of the body are also being removed effectively by laser. :