Medicinal tree used in chemotherapy drug faces extinction | Environment | The Guardian
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A species of Himalayan yew tree that is used to produce Taxol, a chemotherapy drug to treat #cancer, is being pushed to the brink of extinction by over-harvesting for medicinal use and collection for fuel, scientists warned on Thursday.