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Re:Inca civilization was better at skull surgery than Civil ... by agumonkey on Sunday June 10, 2018 @06:58AM (#17277558)
Sorry, i didn't mean the principle, the yew tree extract used for paclitaxel
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Re:Inca civilization was better at skull surgery than Civil ... by Pxtl on Sunday June 10, 2018 @09:52AM (#17278108)
Wait, chemotherapy drugs were originally extracted from yews? Like, the little conifers with cup-shaped berries?
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Re:Inca civilization was better at skull surgery than Civil ... by agumonkey on Sunday June 10, 2018 @10:09AM (#17278174)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paclitaxel

History section explains NCI screening in the 60s

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