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What exactly is paclitaxel (onxol, taxol)?

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Dr. Paul Harper
General Surgery 54 years experience
Drug from a tree: Taxol is a chemotherapy drug used commonly to treat breast cancer. It's generic name is paclitaxel. It is also used to treat ovarian, lung, prostate, bladder, melanoma, esophageal cancer and other solid tumor cancers. It is made fromthe pacific yew tree bark. It works by preventing the cancer cells from dividing and therefore stops their growth.
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Dr. Evert Eriksson
A Verified Doctoranswered
20 years experience
Chemical from tree: Taxol (paclitaxel) is a natural chemical from a tree. It is a natural compound.
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A 44-year-old member asked:

What exactly does Taxol (paclitaxel) affect?

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Dr. Carlo Contreras
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Surgical Oncology 20 years experience
Stops cell division.: In order to grow and spread, cancer cells need to divide and make copies of themselves. In order to divide and make copies of itself, the cell must prepare by organizing a kind of internal scaffolding, called microtubules. Taxol (paclitaxel) works by preventing the microtubules from functioning properly. Consequently, the cells can't divide properly and cancer growth is slowed.
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A 30-year-old member asked:

What exactly is the drug Taxol (paclitaxel) used for?

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Dr. Vinni Juneja
Hematology and Oncology 23 years experience
Chemotherapy: Taxol (paclitaxel) is a widely used chemotherapy drug for breast, lung, head/neck, esophageal cancers.
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