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What You Need To Know About™ Bladder Cancer
    Posted: 09/07/2001    Updated: 09/16/2002
Biological Therapy

BCG therapy can irritate the bladder. Patients may feel an urgent need to urinate, and may need to urinate frequently. Patients also may have pain, especially when urinating. They may feel tired. Some patients may have blood in their urine, nausea, a low-grade fever, or chills.