Polarised light micrograph (PLM) of Avastin (bevacizumab) crystals. Avastin (bevacizumab) is a chemotherapy drug used to treat metastatic (spread) can

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Polarised light micrograph (PLM) of Avastin (bevacizumab) crystals. Avastin (bevacizumab) is a chemotherapy drug used to treat metastatic (spread) cancer, including breast cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer and glioblastoma multiforme. This humanized monoclonal antibody blocks angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels to stop cancer tumour growth. Horizontal object size of this image section: mm.

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Photo credit: © ALFRED PASIEKA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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