Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Cancer is a do or die situation or thecondition. As we know although it has been deeply studied in the field of medical research, not all attempts have been fulfilled. More than half the people who have received a treatment on cancer receive chemotherapy. One such effective discovery leads to Paclitaxel, a Pacific Yew tree isolate. In this reviewan attempthas been made to a few advancements in cancer treatment using Paclitaxel after its discovery. In this reviewa practice has been done to discuss the various researches using Paclitaxel and its efficacy against various types of cancers and stresses on the need for the research in the field of Cancer Chemotherapy.