Question 1

What is Bevacizumab used for?

Accepted Answer

Certain types of cancer including colon cancer, rectal cancer, lung cancer, kidney cancer, brain tumors (glioblastoma), cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, and some eye conditions where abnormal blood vessels grow

Question 2

How do you take Bevacizumab?

Accepted Answer

This is not a medicine you take at home by yourself. It is given as an IV infusion (drip into your vein) in a hospital or cancer treatment center by a trained doctor or nurse. The dose depends on your body weight and the type of cancer being treated, and it is usually given once every 2 or 3 weeks. Your oncologist (cancer doctor) will decide your exact dose and schedule.

Question 3

What are the side effects of Bevacizumab?

Accepted Answer

High blood pressure, nosebleeds or bleeding from minor cuts that takes longer to stop, feeling very tired and weak, headaches, and loss of appetite or diarrhea

Question 4

Who should not take Bevacizumab?

Accepted Answer

People who are allergic to bevacizumab or any of its ingredients, pregnant or breastfeeding women, people who have had recent surgery or wounds that have not fully healed, people with uncontrolled high blood pressure, and people with a history of serious bleeding disorders or blood clots.

Question 5

Is Bevacizumab safe during pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

Bevacizumab is NOT safe during pregnancy or breastfeeding — it can seriously harm your unborn baby and you must use effective contraception during treatment and for at least 6 months after the last dose.

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