This report just out:
http://www.screening.nhs.uk/bladdercancer and the report can be downloaded here show that it isn't conclusive to run screening tests at the moment to diagnose bladder cancer.
I know that I am still providing samples regularly which I believe are in part to do with this. They get the sample some time before hand and can relate the actual results to those in the sample.
I'm still pretty impressed with the rate that discoveries are happening and after listening to Professor Colin Cooper a month or so back about the advances in Prostate Cancer research - I think that things are moving in the right direction.
Let's hope that bladder cancer, which is getting pretty much high up on the list of male cancers at No. 4 will be able to be detected early and dealt with swiftly in the future. Until then, we need to be thankful of the work that has been done to date especially in the efficacy of BCG.
1 week to go until my Judgement Day. At least I will not be going through the pre-assessment (would have been tomorrow) and all that palaver. Now to see if I can brave the Flexible Cystoscopy out - after having my Wisdom tooth pulled last week and root canal a few weeks before that I sure hope so.
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