2. What does Cole say this theorist lacked?
(a) The right tools to achieve his goals and to execute the procedure correctly.
(b) The case studies to support his claims.
(c) The research to back up his claims.
(d) The intelligence to achieve his goals and to execute the procedure correctly.

3. What was the problem with the type of oncologist described in number 77?
(a) He enjoyed making his patients sick.
(b) He had no real interest in knowing how sick the patients became from treatment.
(c) He had no bedside manner.
(d) He was not well-educated.

4. Who led tests on intensive chemotherapy by using 4 drugs referred to as MOPP?
(a) Vincent DeVito.
(b) Vincent DeVita.
(c) Vincent DeVeau.
(d) Vincent DeVane.

5. The researchers met with Howard Skipper, a "_______________" who had been injecting rodents with leukemic cells.
(a) Mouse doctor.
(b) Cat doctor.
(c) Children's doctor.
(d) People's doctor.

6. The cancers being matched to the drugs included breast cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancer and ________________.
(a) Leukemias.
(b) Lymphomas.
(c) Lobular Carcinoma In Situ.
(d) Laryngeal Cancer.

7. Farber celebrated the successes as well as the ________ anniversary of the Jimmy Fund.
(a) 21st.
(b) 30th.
(c) 20th.
(d) 10th.

8. Dissenting voices began to be heard. How many major arguments existed?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

9. A final report from the panel agreed about what?
(a) That such an agency should be formed.
(b) That such a hospital is not cost-effective.
(c) That such an organization would never work.
(d) That such a panel should not be formed.

10. The first VAMP trial was launched in ___________. The results were abysmal. Refinements showed progress and even success. However, the cost was quite high for the young patients.
(a) 1981.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1941.

11. One morning, Carla awoke with a bad headache which she described as __________________.The pains and other symptoms waxed and waned. Although Carla had seen a doctor, there was no solid diagnosis. Eventually, it was determined that Carla had leukemia.
(a) Numbness.
(b) A dull ache.
(c) A dizzy spell.
(d) Shooting pain.

12. People began to develop what regarding cancer?
(a) An internal fear about the disease.
(b) A sense of awareness about the disease.
(c) A sense of peace regarding the disease.
(d) An immunity to the disease.

13. A battle began between two schools of thought. What are these schools of thought?
(a) The concept of surgery and homeopathic remedies.
(b) The concept of radical surgery and simple surgery.
(c) The concept of surgery and non-surgery.
(d) The concept of chemical remedies and homeopathic remedies.

14. Farber became fascinated with the links between bone marrow, vitamins and normal blood. Farber decided to use _____________ to treat children with leukemia.
(a) Chemotherapy.
(b) Vitamin D.
(c) Maple syrup.
(d) Folic acid.

15. One tenet is that all bodies are made up of cells. A second tenet is that cells arise only from what?
(a) One cell.
(b) Other cells.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A large group of cells.

Short Answer Questions

1. Several months later Rudolf Virchow, a German researcher, published a case study strikingly similar to Bennett's case. How does Virchow argue with Bennett's theory?

2. Although Farber was the chief pathologist at Children's Hospital, how had he become tired of his work?

3. Eventually, a panel was formed to investigate the possibility of creating what focused on battling cancer?

4. In 1968, there were noteworthy successes where?

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

(see the answer keys)

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