The story of taxol : nature and politics in the pursuit of an anti-cancer drug - Goodman, Jordan; Walsh, Vivien (Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001)
pt. I. Agents. Cancer chemotherapy: plant knowledge and practice -- pt. II. Practices. Act I: 1962-1975 -- Act II: 1976-1983 -- Act III: 1984-1989 -- pt. III. Controversies. The politics of exclusivity and the business of taxol -- The political life (and death) of Taxus brevifolia
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Keywords: Cancer -- Treatment -- Research -- Political aspects -- United States; Drug Approval -- United States; Herbal Medicine -- United States; Pacifism -- Addresses; Paclitaxel -- Research -- Economic aspects -- United States; Paclitaxel -- Research -- Political aspects -- United States; Phytotherapy -- United States; Plant Extracts -- therapeutic use -- United States; Taxus -- United States