Study says Avastin needs black box warning
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 13:35
in Health & Medicine
NEW YORK, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A drug touted as a safer, gentler way to treat cancer increases the risk of blood clots, a U.S. study in the Journal of the American Medical Association said.
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