The himalayan yew trees in the himalayan region that has cancer curing properties is facing near extinction .the reason for this is
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A certain species of Yew trees, known as 'Taxus Contorta' is a kind of tree which is highly useful to treat cancer by preparing drugs for chemotherapy.
This particular species is becoming extinct because it is being used heavily for preparing the medicinal drug and also for fuel.
Its status was "vulnerable" earlier, but now it is labelled as endangered. This tree is found mostly in Afghanistan, India and Nepal.
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