Barclay Ceylon (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. For three decades, the FDA denied approval of a first-in-class drug, taxol, condemning thousands of breast-cancer victims to certain death. THE TAXOL THIEF is the story of one couple's attempt to evade that fate by smuggling taxol from China through Russia.Anastasia and Troy Locke had a bright future. She had just landed a college teaching position. He was a McDonald's manager with plans for a restaurant of his own, when their world caved in. His wife's diagnosis: Cancer.His dad offered his knowledge. Taxol, perhaps?Extracted from the yew tree, Julius Caesar's armies forged deadly arrows from taxol wood. Cantabrians committed suicide by chewing its poisonous seeds, rather than submit to Ceasar's slavery. But the fleshy red seed casings, the aril, were delicious, life-giving delicacies. Taxol effectively treated breast cancer in sixty percent of clinical trials.What's the problem? Taxol might be the cure, if you can get your hands on it . So begins Troy Locke's odyssey, a frustrating, danger-fraught journey to obtain a medical hope.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. For three decades, the FDA denied approval of a first-in-class drug, taxol, condemning thousands of breast-cancer victims to certain death. THE TAXOL THIEF is the story of one couple's attempt to evade that fate by smuggling taxol from China through Russia.Anastasia and Troy Locke had a bright future. She had just landed a college teaching position. He was a McDonald's manager with plans for a restaurant of his own, when their world caved in. His wife's diagnosis: Cancer.His dad offered his knowledge. Taxol, perhaps?Extracted from the yew tree, Julius Caesar's armies forged deadly arrows from taxol wood. Cantabrians committed suicide by chewing its poisonous seeds, rather than submit to Ceasar's slavery. But the fleshy red seed casings, the aril, were delicious, life-giving delicacies. Taxol effectively treated breast cancer in sixty percent of clinical trials.What's the problem? Taxol might be the cure, if you can get your hands on it . So begins Troy Locke's odyssey, a frustrating, danger-fraught journey to obtain a medical hope.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. minor discoloration to pages at bottom corner, very minor shelf wear to covers, inscribed by author (1st name only), ship by MediaMail. Inscribed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 450 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.02 inches. This item is printed on demand.