Widely used cancer drug associated with significantly increased risk of blood clots
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 17:35
in Health & Medicine
An analysis of randomized controlled trials indicates that use of the cancer drug bevacizumab is associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (blood clots in the deep veins of the legs or in the lungs), according to an article in the November 19 issue of JAMA.