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Hope for Advanced Lung Cancer

avastin2.jpgA new drug that literally chokes off the blood supply cancerous tumors need to thrive is holding out hope for people with advanced lung cancer.In a new study, Avastin (bevacizumab) led to better survival rates and longer times to the progression of the disease in people who received it along with standard chemotherapy drugs.

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