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Extracted from the Pacific Yew (Tazus Brevifolia). This compound effects microtubiles within cancer cells. It has become one of the most widely used chemotherapeutic agents with activity in ovarian cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer and lymphomas.
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| Taxol |
A chemotherapeutic agent (derived from the bark of the yew tree) having broad anti-tumor activity. Tumor: A swelling or enlargement; a growth or neoplasm, often referring to cancer. Tumor Suppressor Gene: A gene involved in the normal growth regulation of cells. Abnormalities (mutations) of tumor suppressor genes are associated with the cause and progression of cancer based on abnormal cell growth.
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| Taxol |
a drug used to treat ovarian and other cancers.
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