Treatment of bladder cancer while pregnant?

need to know if you can carry a baby if you have been diagnosed with bladder cancer and been surgecally treated

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as the first person said--you need to talk to a doctor about this. But it seems like you are asking 2 different questions. Do you want to know if you can have a baby after having bladder cancer? That may be possible (depending on what treatments were used) but a woman should not try to get pregnant until she gets the doctor's okay. But you originally asked about treatment of bladder cancer while pregnant. Again this needs a doctor's knowledge. The cancer would be treated while trying to not harm the baby--it's a very delicate balance. Someone who is undergoing treatment should be extrememly careful to avoid getting pregnant because the treatments can harm the developing baby.

John,
PLEASE talk to the doctor. A physician is a person who practices biological medicine. These are people (trained professionals) with 7+ years of college. They are trained in special areas. Don't ask important questions like that here! Please!

This is such a difficult situation. Please get the best MEDICAL advice that you can find ... not "natural" remedies or "God."

Bladder cancer is a very serious ailment, and whatever the decision is, it needs to be very carefully thought out ... and aggressive action should be taken very soon.

Good luck!

Bladder Cancer is as it is very serious cancer and added to this pregnancy. The usual treatments for this cancer also are - Surgery, Chemotherapy and Radiation. It is also to be decided by the Oncologist (Surgical) as to how to operate in case of pregnant lady. It all depends on the stage and grade of the disease and the age of pregnancy.

Please consult a best oncologist of your area and leave it to his decision. Though I am also connected to Oncology I am unable to tell anything without seeing the parties and conducting the test. I have known cases that surgeons after opening for surgery had to abandon it due to advance stage of disease or pregnancy. Without any further delay consult the doctor and leave everything to GOD. He will say the patient.

The general treatment methods for Bladder cancer are -

A combination of radiation and chemotherapy can also be used to treat invasive disease, and, in many cases, it is not yet known which is the better treatment - radiotherapy or radical ablative surgery.

The treatment of bladder cancer depends on how deep the tumor invades into the bladder wall. Superficial tumors (those not entering the muscle layer) can be "shaved off" using an electrocautery device attached to a cystoscope. Immunotherapy in the form of BCG instillation is also used to treat and prevent the recurrance of superficial tumors. BCG immunotherapy is effective in up to 2/3 of the cases at this stage. Instillations of chemotherapy into the bladder can also be used to treat superficial disease.

Untreated, superficial tumors may gradually begin to infiltrate the muscular wall of the bladder. Tumors that infiltrate the bladder require more radical surgery where part or all of the bladder is removed (a cystectomy) and the urinary stream is diverted. In some cases, skilled surgeons can create a substitute bladder (a neobladder) from a segment of intestinal tissue, but this largely depends upon patient preference, renal function, and the site of the disease.

BEST OF LUCK

My aunt actually had uteran cancer while she was pregnant with the baby
Granted its a different type of cancer than bladder
Itll depend on if and what type of treatment you get but my aunt had chemo while she was pregnant and when she had her baby it wasnt fully developed and he had alot of problems
You should ask your doctor what affects the chemo will have on the baby and all though, could be different in different cases

Please ask your doctor. This issue is too important to look for opinions here.

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