Hälsa & medicin
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Chemotherapy before bladder surgery improves survival, Danish study confirms
A large Danish study found that giving chemotherapy before removing cancerous bladders significantly improved patient survival rates. The finding validates a treatment approach that's become standard in some countries, offering evidence policymakers and hospital systems need to ensure access to this combined therapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients.
Originaltitel: Don't throw out the baby with the bath water!: Editorial comment to DaBlaCa-17: nationwide observational study in Denmark on survival before and after implementation of neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to cystectomy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer