Avastin Patient Stories

Avastin Patient Stories

Avastin, or Bevacizumab, is used in treatment for cancers such as lung cancer, colorectal cancer, and others.

See below for Avastin experiences from real patients.

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Nick S., Colorectal Cancer, Stage 4A



Symptoms: Change in bowel habits, size & consistency, blood in stool, abdominal pain, fatigue
Treatment: Surgery (sigmoid colectomy), chemotherapy (capecitabine, oxaliplatin), immunotherapy (bevacizumab, pembrolizumab)
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Alli M., Appendix Cancer, Stage 4



Symptom: Severe abdominal pain
Treatments: Surgery (right hemisphere colectomy, appendectomy, HIPEC), chemotherapy (adjuvant chemo in 2014; after recurrence, 6 rounds of oxaliplatin with bevacizumab & capecitabine)
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Zykeisha shares her stage 4 colon cancer story
Zykeisha L., Colon Cancer, Stage 4 Symptoms: Anemia, stool changes, blood in urine, back pain
Treatment: Chemo, Avastin, FOLFOX, FOLFIRI, surgery, Neupogen shots...
Keith shares his stage 4 colorectal cancer story
Keith H., Colorectal Cancer, Stage 4
Symptoms: Abdominal pain
Treatment: Surgery, Chemo...
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Michelle C., Colorectal Cancer, Stage 4



Symptoms: Felt like either a UTI or yeast infection
Treatment: Chemotherapy (carboplatin and paclitaxel), surgery (hysterectomy), and radiation
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