The Story of Taxol
Subtitle: Nature and Politics in the Pursuit of an Anti-Cancer Drug
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: March 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780521561235
Subjects: Chemotherapy; History of medicine; c 1980 to c 1990; c 1990 to c 2000; Paclitaxel; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Research; Europe; USA; Pharmacology; Oncology; Public Policy - General; Medical / History; Paclitaxel--Research--Political aspects--United States; Economic aspects; United States; Cancer; Political aspects; Treatment
First sentence: In 1960, the National Cancer Institute (hereafter NCI) and the United States Department of Agriculture (hereafter USDA) began an inter-agency programme to procure and screen plant products as potential anti-cancer agents.