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BCG side effects
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Ash Tewari, MD, M.Ch. - Prostate Cancer, Robotic Prostatectomy, Urology, Oncology, Surgery
Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York - NY
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BCG side effects

by goldfein, Apr 22, 2007 12:00AM
I began BCG immunotherapy for bladder cancer earlier this month.  After the first treatment, I suffered for 5 days with burning urination, frequency, flu-like alterating chills and sweats.  Is this usual, and will it get worse or better with subsequent treatments?

by Ash Tewari, MD, M.Ch., Apr 22, 2007 12:00AM
Buring urination frequency and urgency are common symptoms and should resolve within a few days. However fever lasting for maore than a couple of days , joint pain,malaise , fatigue and rash are signs of systemic infection with tuberculosis and warrant immediate treatment.


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