Chemotherapy
In chemotherapy, medication (typically mitomycin) will be directly administered into your bladder via a catheter. The main goal is to eliminate any non-visible, leftover cancer cells. Depending on the risks of recurrence, you will often get a single dose or multiple doses over six weeks.
Chemotherapy is often used either before or after a surgery or during radiation therapy to improve the effectiveness of the radiation. Chemo drugs might be used in combination or alone, depending on many factors such as overall health or purposes. Some common options include Cisplatin, Mitomycin, Gemcitabine, and Dose-dense methotrexate.
Chemo drugs can affect other body cells and result in some side effects, depending on the dose and type of medicines given. These might include constipation, diarrhea, mouth sores, hair loss, vomiting, and nausea. Most of these will often go away over time. [5]
