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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. According to Bennett the blood had spoiled. Bennett referred to this as a ___________ of blood.

2. What was the goal of the oncologist at this time?

3. Minot's research pertained mostly to ________________ anemia.

4. Why does Mukherjee believe it is fortunate that Farber had not asked any of the pediatricians about creating an anti-leukemic drug?

5. The researchers met with Howard Skipper, a "_______________" who had been injecting rodents with leukemic cells.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Min Chiu Li's work. Why did others believe further treatment was not necessary?

2. What was the significance of using MOPP in the treatment of breast cancer?

3. Describe Farber's society. How was it successful?

4. Who is Ben Orman? How is he significant to the study of cancer?

5. How does chemotherapy reverse Paracelsus' belief about poison and drugs?

6. Describe the drug and cancer lists of Canellas and Frei. How is this significant?

7. Describe the New York Times letter to Richard Nixon. How could this tactic be useful today?

8. What is meant by the "smiling oncologist?"

9. What were the two major arguments regarding current cancer treatments? Why?

10. What were the problems with VAMP? How might these be corrected?

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

In 1968, Farber celebrated the 21st anniversary of the Jimmy Fund.

Part 1) What was the Jimmy Fund? How was the fact it had celebrated its 21st anniversary important? Who was Jimmy? How is his life significant to the study of cancer?

Part 2) What is also significant about what is known about his reasons for survival? What does this also say about cancer and cancer research?

Part 3) What other celebrities are found in this book? Who became a celebrity because of cancer? Why? How did this affect cancer research and the public's support of cancer research? How are celebrities today still important to various medical organizations? Why?

Essay Topic 3

The government has at times been involved in the fight against cancer.

Part 1) When did the U.S. government first get involved in the fight against cancer? What led to this involvement? How was cancer research affected by this involvement? When and why did this involvement and public interest wane? How did this affect cancer research?

Part 2) At what other times did the government get involved in cancer research? How did the fight against cancer benefit from this involvement? How are our own lives affected by this involvement?

Part 3) At this point in our history, is the study of cancer as important to the American people as it was at other times in the past? Why or why not? What issues are most important to Americans today? Why? How might this affect the study of cancer?

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