>My father in law has adeno carcinoma of the bladder. He had his
>bladder emoved 1/95 and was diagnosed with the same cancer, now moved
>to the liver in 1/96. He has had chemo with taxol which was pretty
>much ineffective. He has begun another chemo which I have not yet
What chemo did he have? Did he have cisplatin, doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide
given together? Was the bladder removed?
There are a variety of methods...including methotrexate + vincristine,
methotrexate + cipslatin, cisplatin + methotrexate + vinblastine, etc.
>familiarized myself with. The side-effects to this new chemo have
>been terrible. We believe the cancer is the cause of work he did
>around uranium mines in Canada in the 50's and 60's. Our doctors do
There is some correlation of occupation and bladder cancer...but the
occupations are cheifly in the aniline dye workers, as well as workers in the
organic chemical, rubber, dye and paint industries. The strongest association
with bladder cancer is cigarette smoking.
>not know how to treat this cancer as it is not often seen in the
>liver. Is there any where to turn for treatment ideas?
Did the physicians consult the NCI, MD Anderson or Memorial Sloan-Kettering?
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