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>> you know, time is running out. and when i was on "survivor," i learned how to live with nature. depend on nature. you know, it was for 39 days. but then again, here, this rosy periwinkle, which helped save my life, that's a huge deal. and if we keep destroying these areas, you know, it could be a potentially horrible situation. >> jeff: where are you at right now with everything? you've been through a lot of treatments. you and i have stayed in touch via texting and e-mails and phone calls, and there were times i couldn't reach you at all because you were in the bubble. you look good, you s...
>> yes. the cancer is in remission. exc. just got news about three weeks ago. >> jeff: we're very happy to hear that. everybody's been pulling for you. i think all over the world. because you've become such a spokesperson and doing such good work. and you wrote a column today for cnn.com about the fact that one of the connections to getting better was actually this rare plant that was found in africa. tell us about that. >> yeah. it's called the rosy periwinkle from madagascar. who would have thought this rare african flower would be a huge part of saving my life. it's a drug derived from the ...
Conservation act, and they're trying to protect these endangered areas. what's going to happen when these environmental areas are destroyed, and potentially life-saving drugs will go along with it. you know, it's scary. >> jeff: what's the percentage, what have you learned in terms of how many drugs originate with plants that are found in the rain forest, for instance? >> yeah. 50% of all the drugs in the past 25 years have been derived from nature. so you can just imagine how many more are still out there that have been undiscovered. and if through, you know, pollution, deforestation, overfis...