Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Cancer Drug Avastin Linked to Death Risk

Cancer Drug Avastin Linked to Death Risk







Feb. 1, 2011 -- Patients treated with Avastin, a top-selling cancer medication, appear to have a 50% increased risk of dying from treatment-related adverse events compared to the use of chemotherapy alone, a new research review finds.
What’s more, the risk of fatal problems like bleeding, blood clots, and bowel perforations may more than triple when the biologic therapy Avastin is used

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