An herbal remedy that had been popular among prostate cancer patients was tainted with three synthetic drugs, according to an analysis of batches of the remedy made between 1996 and 2001. The product, called PC-SPES, has since been recalled by its California-based manufacturer, BotanicLab, which has gone out of business.
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