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Quiz: Cancer: A Historic Perspective

Cancer as a disease was first recorded by the .
1. Chinese
2. Indians
3. Egyptians
4. Babylonians
Ancient Greeks and Romans believed that cancer was caused by .
1. an excess of black bile
2. smoking
3. certain environmental factors
4. eating habits
Oncology came into being as a medical discipline in the .
1. 15th century
2. 18th century
3. 19th century
4. 20th century
It was that made possible the examination of cells and cellular activity and helped people better understand disease-causing organisms.
1. better surgical tools
2. better microscopes
3. magic spells
4. direct observation of the human body
The war on cancer was declared in 1971 when President signed the National Cancer Act.
1. Johnson
2. Ford
3. Reagan
4. Nixon