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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. Mukherjee discusses a new drug for the treatment of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML). _________________ seemed to be the right drug to conquer CML.

2. Mukherjee goes on to discuss the parallels between various types of cancers despite what?

3. "Part 4: Prevention Is the Cure" begins with a quote from who?

4. _____________________ published a report in 1956 that delineated the connection between tobacco and lung cancer.

5. The ____________________ refers to something that moves incessantly but never gets anywhere.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the Red Queen Syndrome?

3. What is the role of a laboratory scientist? What type of people are suited for this work?

4. What was the oncomouse? Was this successful? Why or why not?

5. What is the significance of the SRC gene?

6. What is meant by a "Risky Prediction?"

7. What was STAMP? How did this bring hope to those who suffered from cancer?

8. How did the discovery of scrotal cancer help children?

9. How did the tide begin to turn regarding Americans' view smoking?

10. How did the quest for the cure for cancer undergo a drastic reorganization in 1976?

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

The late 1940s and 1950s brought the world a great number of new pharmaceuticals.

Part 1) What are four of these pharmaceuticals? What is the purpose of these pharmaceuticals? How is this growth in medicine significant?

Part 2) How have we been affected by these new pharmaceuticals? How different would the field of medicine be today if it were not for these new medicines?

Part 3) What problems have these new medicines caused? What issues must we now deal with in which these new types of medicine are at least partially to blame? How might these problems change the world of medicine yet again?

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