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Bevacizumab is given along with other medicines to treat patients with metastatic (a cancer that has spread) carcinoma of the colon or rectum. This medicine is also used to treat a certain type of metastatic lung cancer called non-squamous, non-small cell lung cancer .
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Colon Cancer | 39 |
87% |
| Macular Degeneration | 5 |
100% |
| Brain / CNS Tumors | 3 |
100% |
| Breast Cancer | 3 |
100% |
| Chemotherapy | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 92% (60
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Avastin Reviews
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Helped for 6 months.
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Taken off of until bleeding site heals
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He had a bad reaction to the Avastin and discontinued it after 3 treatments. His met decreased in size by 50% which allowed him to have a liver resection.
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Couldn't sleep, but it helped.
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Helped to prolong the evitable, but it was the cause of her death because one of the side effects of Avastin is stomach ulcers, which my mom developed and had ruptured.
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Tumor recurrence completely disappeared, then tumor recurred in different area
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We had to stop this as it caused blood clots but is new for lung cancer patients
Too Soon To Tell
None so far
Too Soon To Tell
My husband just started avastin and Folferi (not sure of the spelling on that one). He has only had one infusion with this new chemo. It is too soon to tell what the side effects will be.
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Because of surgery, I just started this treatment. Too soon to tell results.
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Yaffa2, I hope your family doctor is able to help you with your fear. I have had injections without side effects and had photos that showed the blood... [More] -
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Hi, I have only had two sessions of Avastin this round and already I have had one of my arms go numb and it continuously feels as though it has pins a... [More] -
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Mom just seems to have trouble falling asleep, but the doctor didn't think it was from the Avastin, but who knows? She takes a sleeping pill. [More] -
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Anyone have avastin as part of their treatment regimen? I had the 5 fu, oxplaitin combo. Finished chemo in June--only received 11 treatments---and e... [More] -
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Well the previous oral medication has severe side effects that could not be controlled with other medications. Today was my first IV chemotherapy tre... [More]
