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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In London, the socialized health program required that all doctors be registered with the government. Deaths were noted, as were their causes. Smokers were also noted in reports. Describe the results of the studies conducted from those reports.

2. The remaining people did what?

3. As of 2009, patients diagnosed with CML lived an average of _______ years.

4. In 1976, a company named _____________ (Genetic Engineering Technology) was formed in San Francisco.

5. The real Jimmy is alive and well, living in __________ with three children.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the similarities between AIDS and cancer? Is this important? Why or why not?

2. What is the Red Queen Syndrome?

3. Why did doctors dismiss the cancer found in chimney sweeps? How did cancer continue to be dismissed by others throughout time?

4. Who were virologists?

5. Who were the successors of Theodor Boveri?

6. What problems could arise with genetic engineering?

7. What is the significance of the SRC gene?

8. What are two reasons why studies into the connection between lung cancer and tobacco were inconclusive?

9. What did Percival Pott notice? How is this significant?

10. How does the cure for cancer parallel the story of Achilles?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mukherjee decides to be a clinician.

Part 1) What leads him to be a clinician rather than a laboratory scientist? How does this decision link him to Sidney Farber? What other similarities exist between these two men?

Part 2) What role have each of these men played in the study of and battle against cancer? How have they each influenced the lives of those suffering from cancer?

Part 3) What type of person might be suited for work as a clinician? What strengths must someone have? Why? What type of person would be better suited for laboratory work? Why?

Essay Topic 2

"Farber's Gauntlet" details the story of Robert Sandler.

Part 1) Who was Robert Sandler? How is his story important? How is it connected to the study of cancer and disease?

Part 2) Why is importance placed on this case? What does this say about the fight against cancer? Is this same mentality seen regarding other diseases? Why or why not?

Part 3) Would doctors today see Robert Sandler's case as some sort of success, if he was a patient today? Why or why not? What does this say about cancer research today?

Essay Topic 3

John Bennett was a Scottish physician in the 1800s.

Part 1) What discovery did he make? What were his assumptions about this discovery? Why might he have come to this conclusion? How was he wrong?

Part 2) Describe the work of Rudolf Virchow. How did his studies and conclusions compare to Bennett's? How did this affect what is known about cancer and specifically leukemia? How had knowledge of cancer developed up to this point? What important studies and cases led to the naming of leukemia in 1847?

Part 3) How did studies after the 1840s lead to even more understanding of cancer and specifically leukemia? Has this led to a significant amount of success? Why or why not? Has cancer research seen as much success as other areas of medical study? Why or why not?

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