A tamoxifen study claims that a combination of chemotherapy and the hormone therapy tamoxifen is more effective than tamoxifen alone in preventing breast cancer. In the study, a group of researchers from the U.S. and Canada studied 1477 postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer. The women were randomly assigned to one of three study groups. The first group of 361 received tamoxifen alone on a daily basis for five years. The second group of 566 received chemotherapy and tamoxifen for six months, and then completed five years of tamoxifen treatment. And the third group of 550 received chemotherapy alone for six months followed by five years of tamoxifen treatment. All 1477 patients knew which treatment they were receiving. In this study, which is the control group? the third group of 550 that received chemotherapy alone for 6 months and then tamoxifen for 5 years the second group of 566 that received tamoxifen and chemotherapy concurrently for 6 months the first group of 361 that received tamoxifen alone the 1477 postmenopausal women There is no control group. This study is not blind. not an experiment double-blind blind, but not double-blind none of the above

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A tamoxifen study claims that a combination of chemotherapy and the hormone therapy tamoxifen is more effective than tamoxifen alone in preventing breast cancer. In the study, a group of researchers from the U.S. and Canada studied 1477 postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer. The women were randomly assigned to one of three study groups. The first group of 361 received tamoxifen alone on a daily basis for five years. The second group of 566 received chemotherapy and tamoxifen for six months, and then completed five years of tamoxifen treatment. And the third group of 550 received chemotherapy alone for six months followed by five years of tamoxifen treatment. All 1477 patients knew which treatment they were receiving.

In this study, which is the control group?

  • the third group of 550 that received chemotherapy alone for 6 months and then tamoxifen for 5 years
  • the second group of 566 that received tamoxifen and chemotherapy concurrently for 6 months
  • the first group of 361 that received tamoxifen alone
  • the 1477 postmenopausal women
  • There is no control group.



This study is

  • not blind.
  • not an experiment
  • double-blind
  • blind, but not double-blind
  • none of the above
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