drugs to treat cancer of bowel

what are the drugs administered in treatment of cancer of bowel

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A bowel cancer drug which many people believe can prolong the lives of patients suffering from bowel cancer has been banned for use in the UK by the NHS rationing body NICE. Their argument is that Avastin ? the brand name for the drug Bevacizumab ? is too expensive to justify giving bowel cancer patients 'just a few weeks longer to live'.

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