title: Poisoning the spindle: serendipity and discovery of the anti-tumor properties of the Vinca alkaloids.
authors.affiliation: History of Medicine at Queen's Uuiversity, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6.
authors.forename: Jacalyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duffin
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D030008:Catharanthus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000506:poisoning*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000266:history*; D012106:Research / Q000266:history*; D014748:Vinca Alkaloids / Q000266:history*
chemical_list: D014748:Vinca Alkaloids