Pacific yew environmental impact statement

Publication Type:

Report

Authors:

Source:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Yew EIS Project, Portland, OR, p.4 pp (1991)

Call Number:

U91USF03IDUS

Keywords:

Taxus brevifolia

Abstract:

An often overlooked species in our western forests, the Pacific yew has recently emerged from obscurity. It is now a species in demand because of the discovery that it yields taxol, an anticancer drug found to be 30 to 35% successful in the treating of ovarian cancer patients that have not responded to previous treatment. Taxol has shown promise in the treatment of other cancers.

Notes:

Reference Code: U91USF03IDUS

Full Citation: USDA Forest Service. 1991 Dec. Pacific yew environmental impact statement. Pacific Yew EIS Project, USDA Forest Service, Portland, OR. 4 pp.

Location: PLANT EF: TAXUS BREVIFOLIA

Idaho Species