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Plants hold key to developing future cancer treatments

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Guardian (International Edition)

Publication Date
2022-04-18

Cancer care relies on complex therapies involving radioactive materials and sophisticated drugs and has come far from past remedies based on plants and herbs. However, scientists warn there is still a need to understand the botanical roots of tumour treatments – to maintain new sources of drugs and to ensure plant resources are not overexploited.

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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/apr/17/plants-hold-key-to-developing-future-cancer-treatments