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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the goal of the oncologist at this time?
(a) To compete with other oncologists.
(b) To earn a large paycheck.
(c) To fight the cancer.
(d) To study how cancer destroys cells.

2. The radical mastectomy needed to be tested against what?
(a) The simply mastectomy and lumpectomy plus radiation.
(b) The lumpectomy.
(c) The simple mastectomy.
(d) The lumpectomy plus radiation.

3. In ___________, George Canellas and Tom Frei spent time in the lab matching various drugs to various cancers. Included on the drug list were cytotoxic drugs cytoxan, vincristine, procarabazine, and methotrexate.
(a) 1963.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1973.

4. What does Cole say this theorist lacked?
(a) The research to back up his claims.
(b) The case studies to support his claims.
(c) The right tools to achieve his goals and to execute the procedure correctly.
(d) The intelligence to achieve his goals and to execute the procedure correctly.

5. What is MOPP?
(a) A combination chemotherapy regimen.
(b) A radical surgery done for those with cancer.
(c) A tool used to clean the floor.
(d) A simple surgery done for those with cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. This place was 'our __________________,' a chemotherapist recalls.

2. Every battle needs its iconic battleground, and one physical place epitomized the cancer wars of the late _________.

3. In hypertrophy, the number of cells __________ change.

4. Minot's research pertained mostly to ________________ anemia.

5. Although Farber was the chief pathologist at Children's Hospital, how had he become tired of his work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the significance of using MOPP in the treatment of breast cancer?

2. How could this battle regarding surgery be ended?

3. How does chemotherapy reverse Paracelsus' belief about poison and drugs?

4. What did FDR do to fight cancer? What caused support of cancer research to wane? Why?

5. What are the two schools of thought regarding surgery? Why was this such a problem?

6. Describe the New York Times letter to Richard Nixon. How could this tactic be useful today?

7. How is cancer a total disease? How is this important?

8. How was this letter to Richard Nixon significant at the time?

9. Choose a period of history that is significant to cancer research. How is this significant?

10. Describe Bennett's patient. How was John Bennett's diagnosis logical?

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