Episode 15 of the Bladder Cancer Matters podcast is about a challenge facing many bladder cancer survivors: knowing that chemotherapy is the recommended treatment but finding out that it is not an option available to them. Its special guest is Dr. Guru Sonpavde, the Bladder Cancer Director at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. In this podcast, Rick and Dr. Sonpavde discuss:   What are the different types of chemotherapy for bladder cancer? Why are some more effective than others? therapy is the standard treatment for many muscle-invasive and metastatic bladder cancer patients, but for some patients, this is not even an option. In bladder cancer, who gets platinum chemo? Suppose I can’t have chemo. Can I have surgery? Would some of the things that make me ineligible for chemo make me ineligible for surgery? f I am ineligible, what are my alternatives today? What are their rates of success? Never miss an episode of the podcast by visiting your favorite podcasting platform, searching for Bladder Cancer Matters and clicking the "subscribe" button. You can also hear past episodes here.  

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