Morning all, Ive been looking through the threads of your posts and I see that a lot of you with Grade 3 bladder cancers have had this treatment which seems successful. I am currently on my second cycle of chemo which has been challenging this week due to constipation from Akyneo steroid. This has now passed with the use of quite a few Laxido powders which actually have made me feel naff. Lots of stomach aches and slight nausea too. I am interested in knowing what BGT is? Not something I have been offered although my oncologist did mention immunotherapy, if needed, after my chemo has completed. I will also take on board your advice - don't look on google!!
Hi LB230 . BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) is a vaccine used to treat non muscle invasive bladder cancer and help prevent recurrences. It is a mild form of the vaccine usually used to treat tuberculosis. Administered directly in to the bladder, it triggers the body's immune system in to action. Cancer cells are sneaky and fool the immune system in to thinking they are normal, and so the immune system doesn't react as it would with other diseases such as flu. The BCG sticks to the cancer cells. This then alerts the immune system to fight it and as such kills off the cancer cells at the same time. That's the theory. Best wishes.
