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How can taxol (paclitaxel) against the cancer?
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Unclear question: Please tell us in more detail: what do you want to know about taxol (paclitaxel)? It is a chemotherapy drug which is very useful in treating several different cancers.
Answered 3/22/2020
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Kills cancer cells: Plclitaxel (taxol (paclitaxel) ) originally isolated from yew plant , inhibits cell division ( mitosis) normal perfect spindle assembly before it divides , is changed by Taxol (paclitaxel) cell will not proliferate and dies . It will do the same to normal cell also, you need expert oncologist to give a calculated dose to kill cancer cells only.
Answered 2/18/2015
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