Question

pacific yews were stripped of their bark so chemists could extract the drug for ______ patients.

a diabetes

b cancer

c aids

d alzheimers

Explanation:

The bark of Pacific yews is a source of taxol (or paclitaxel), a drug used in cancer treatment, particularly for various types of cancer. Diabetes is treated with insulin or other diabetes - specific medications, AIDS with antiretroviral drugs, and Alzheimer's with drugs targeting cognitive symptoms, none of which are derived from Pacific yew bark.

Answer:

b. cancer