Works Cited

Primary Sources
"[Alternatives to Chemotherapy Begin with Bio-Medical Centers Amazing Legacy] [/Clinic
History]." Hoxsey Biomedical Clinic. N.p., 2015. Web. 29 Jan. 2015.
<http://www.hoxseybiomedical.com/>. This was a very important source because it
allowed me to see what patients might see in the Hoxsey clinic and the opposing
argument of my opinion.
Bradshaw, Charlotte. "The paper and pencil cure for skin cancer: Surgery has 99 per cent success
rate and less scarring than other treatments." DailyMail. N.p., 7 Sept. 2013. Web. 29 Jan.
2015. <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2414954/The-paper-pencil-cure-skincancer-Surgery-99-cent-success-rate-scarring-treatments.html>. This gave me a layman
view of present day Mohs surgery. It was very interesting to see how the public viewed
Mohs surgery as a method discovered in the 1930s even though it had been modernized
multiple times throughout history
Department of Dermatology at UW. "Touching Lives." University of Wisconsin School of
Medicine and Public Health: n. pag. Print. This newsletter gave me context to how far
Frederic Mohs' achievements have effected present day life and other fields of study in
colleges.
Doyle, Robert J. "Skin Cancer Treatment Success Is Told at UW." Wisconsin State Journal
[Madison]: n. pag. Print. This was a very interesting article and showed me what the
medical community first saw and read about Mohs Technique and helps me understand
why they reacted in such a way.

Fassa, Paul. "Harry Hoxsey: Guilty of Curing Cancer with Herbs." Natural News. N.p., 14 Sept.
2009. Web. 29 Jan. 2015.
<http://www.naturalnews.com/027020_cancer_AMA_treatment.html>. Although this
was not a very reliable website, this was a very interesting source that argues the side of
Hoxsey and helped me to understand and see the other side of my argument.
"FDA Consumer Health Information." US Food and Drug Administration. US FDA, 17 June
2008. Web. 26 Jan. 2015.
<http://www.fda.gov/downloads/forconsumers/consumerupdates/ucm143670.pdf>. The
FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and AMA (American Medical Association) had a
40 year long battle against Harry Hoxsey and is use of an uneffective drug to "cure
cancer". I used this source to see what the public was seeing while the Hoxsey issue was
prevalent.
"History of the US FDA." FDA. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015.
<http://www.fda.gov/downloads/aboutfda/whatwedo/history/oralhistories/selectedoralhist
orytranscripts/ucm265184.pdf>. The FDA had a long lasting confrontation against
Hoxsey and his lies about his cures for cancer. This interview transcript allowed me to
see and understand what the FDA was thinking while trying the solve the Hoxsey
problem.
McDaniel, S., and G. D. Goldman. "Consequences of Using Escharotic Agents as Primary
Treatment for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer." NCBI PubMed. N.p., Dec. 2002. Web. 29
Jan. 2015. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12472348>. This database and the
sources I got from it was very important to my research. I got to read about the
observations of the effects of Hoxsey's treatment on 4 real people in an observational

study. This source especially showed me how prominent the Hoxsey treatment still is
today.
Mohs, Frederic. "Remembering Dr. Frederic E. Mohs." annual meeting of Mohs College 2011.
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV. 2011. Print. This was a very important speech given by
the son of Mohs, Frederic Mohs Jr., and gave me the kind of family life Mohs led and
how is work life effected his family.
Mohs,=, Frederic E. "Frederic E. Mohs, M.D." Journal of the American Academy of
Dermatology 9.5 (1983): n. pag. Print. Frederic E. Mohs wrote this article about his life's
story and helped me understand all the important details in his life that other people had
missed. It also allowed me to view his creation of his technique through his eyes.
Robins, Perry, Tobechi L. Ebede, and Elizabeth K. Hale. "The Evolution of Mohs Micrographic
Surgery." Skin Cancer Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015.
<http://www.skincancer.org/skin-cancer-information/mohs-surgery/evolution-of-mohs>.
The sources was very important to me as it described Mohs work to me from the view of
his students.
United Press. "Frederic Mohs." Bradford Evening Star and Daily Record [Bradford,
Pennsylvania] 16 Dec. 1940, Monday Evening ed., Today's Profile: n. pag. Print. This
was a very important source that let me view what the medical community first saw of
Frederic Mohs' discovery. THis was the first article about his technique.

Secondary Sources
Boschert, Sherry. "Mohs the Man, the Surgeon, the Superstar." EGMN: Notes from the Road.
N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <https://egmnblog.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/mohs-the-

man-the-surgeon-the-superstar/>. In this source a speech given by Frederic Mohs Jr. was

given about his father, was heard and summarized. This gave me a second look at
Frederic Mohs Jr.'s Remembering Dr. Frederic Mohs speech.
Dermatology World. "Frederic E. Mohs (1910 - 2002)." Dermatology World Dec. 2013: n. pag.
Rpt. in Frederic E. Mohs (1910-2002). N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. Print. Although this was a
secondary source this article supplied me with many quotes from Mohs' underlings. It
was one of the first resources I read and gave me a strong base to start me research upon.
Elston, Dirk M. "Escharotic Agents, Fred Mohs, and Harry Hoxsey." Journal of the American
Academy of Dermatology 53.3 (2005): 523-25. Print. This is the first source that I read
that allowed me to see a connection between Harry Hoxsey and Frederic Mohs. This
showed me the counter argument for my thesis statement.
Jethon, Jzef. "Basal cell carcinoma. Current views (Part III). Surgical treatment."
Czytelniamedyczna. N.p., Sept. 2009. Web. 29 Jan. 2015.
<http://www.czytelniamedyczna.pl/3186,basal-cell-carcinoma-current-views-part-iiisurgical-treatment.html>. This source summarized multiple methods of tumor removal
and was very important because it gave me context to the other methods beside Mohs,
used today. I also found very artistic and detailed picture at this website that helped me
explain Mohs surgery on my website.
Koslosky, Cynthia Lynn, et al. "Reliability of Skin Biopsy in Determining Accurate Tumor
Margins: A Retrospective Study following Mohs Micrographic Surgery." American
Society for Dermatologic Surgery 40.9 (2014): 971-70. Print. This source was very
important because it gave me a lot of context and show me the difference between Mohs
and the bread-loafing method of surgical removal.

Lewis, Paul. "Frederic Mohs, 92, Inventor of Cancer Surgery Technique." New York Times. New
York Times Company, 5 July 2002. Web. 29 Jan. 2015.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/05/us/frederic-mohs-92-inventor-of-cancer-surgerytechnique.html>. This source allowed me to view what the general public that know
about Frederic Mohs view as his legacy.
"Mohs Micrographic Surgery." NZ. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. Print. This source was very helpful at
the beginning of my research as it provided for context about Mohs surgery and other
medical terms I did not know.
Shang I Brian Jiang. "Mohs Surgery Treatment and Management." Medscape. Ed. Arlen
DMeyers Meyers. N.p., 30 Apr. 2014. Web. 29 Jan. 2015.
<http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2212475-treatment>. The source gave me
context about Mohs Surgery and how it is used today. It also compared conventional
methods of tumor removal to the Mosh method to indicate the strengths and weaknesses
of both.
Shriner, David L., et al. "Mohs Micrographic Surgery." Journal of the American Academy of
Dermatology 39.1 (1998): 79-97. Print. This is one of the first sources I read and
although it is very large with a lot of detail I got a very strong base to start the rest of my
research upon.
"Skin Cancer Treatment." University of Chicago Medicine. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015.
<http://www.uchospitals.edu/online-library/content=CDR258035>. This source gave me
a lot of context about other methods besides Mohs surgical method and a brief bit about
Mosh surgical method.

"Standard Surgical Excision." MOHSsurgery.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015.

<http://www.mohssurgery.com/standard-surgical-excision.php>. This entire website was
devoted to Mohs surgery so I found many important details about the ways Mohs surgery
is used today and good pictures to help me discribe Mohs surgery in my own website.
Ting, Patricia, and Anatoli Freiman. "Mohs Micrographic Surgery: A Historical Perspective."
Poster session. Division of Dermatology, McGill University Health Cnetre. Montreal,
Canada. Print. This source, although not very formal, allowed me to view Mohs as a
whole and how it has effect the medical world.