Would you share about how immune-stimulating bacterium, Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG), treats bladder cancer and in what cases it is used?

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AshishKamatMD (Physician (Verified) ) - 06 / 08 / 2012

BCG therapy is the gold standard for non muscle invasive bladder cancer, and is used all over the world. It is instilled into the bladder, once a week for 6 weeks, and then once a week for 3 weeks every 3 months at first, and then every 6 months for 3 years total.
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