Should teenage girls be vaccinated with BCG against bladder cancer?
4 doctors weighed in:
Should teenage girls be vaccinated with BCG against bladder cancer?
4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Howard Adler
Urology
In brief:
No
Bcg is not a vaccine that prevents bladder cancer.
It is used as a treatment for certain types of superficial bladder cancer by being placed directly into the bladder. It is believed to stimulate an immune response against the tumor itself.
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Dr. Terence Chapman
Urology - Oncology
In brief:
No
There is no evidence that this is effective for the prevention of bladder cancer.
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