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Anticancer research encompasses the experimental and clinical investigation of compounds and mechanisms that inhibit or reverse tumor growth, drawing heavily on natural product chemistry from the plant kingdom. Many plants produce bioactive secondary metabolites — such as alkaloids, flavonoids, and terpenoids — that have demonstrated cytotoxic or chemopreventive properties, making plant science a critical source of lead compounds for oncology drug discovery. Understanding how these phytochemicals are biosynthesized, concentrated, and extracted informs both agricultural cultivation strategies and pharmaceutical development pipelines.

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