Medicinal tree used in chemotherapy drug faces extinction | Environment | The Guardian

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Medicinal tree used in chemotherapy drug faces extinction | Environment | The Guardian

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Annual IUCN 'red list' of endangered species includes upgraded threat to tree whose bark is harvested for cancer treatment

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Tags: Cancer, Cancer Medication, Chemotherapy, Drug, Environment, Taxol

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Most Recently Shared on November 10, 2011 at 7:50 pm By:

CHoytPhD Carlton Hoyt

Killing what cures you - the tree that produces the active ingredient in Taxol is almost extinct due to over-harvesting http://t.co/1kTOCeeG

7 months ago...

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