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I agree, my dad was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2020. One of the drugs that he was given as part of the anti-cancer regimen "Avastin" - starves the t
by sharadov 5y ago
I agree, my dad was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2020. One of the drugs that he was given as part of the anti-cancer regimen "Avastin" - starves the tumor of blood supply, effectively limiting growth, this differs from conventional chemo which attacks both healthy and cancer cells.
After 22 cycles, he went into remission earlier this year.
- tyingq 5y agoAvastin blocks vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). There are also drugs that block epidermal growth factor (EGF), like Cuba's CIMAvax for lung cancer.
- hanniabu 5y agoAre there no downsides to Avastin? How long is a cycle?
- denimnerd42 5y agostill harsh side effects. just not as brutal as chemo. the cycle depends. my mother is on it indefinitely.
- pcorsaro 5y agoYour wounds won’t heal. It also costs a fortune. I don’t think it clinically makes a difference in survival rates either. My wife had stage 4 colon cancer and they used it in conjunction with her standard chemo treatments for a couple of sessions. The incision where her port was installed never fully healed so they took her off of it. Edit: when they took her off the avastin, her oncologist just said it was no big deal. They use it because it doesn’t hurt anything.
- hanniabu 5y agoOnce she came off it her wound healed?
- BlissWaves 5y agoYes, yes, yesssss. Amazing.