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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Folic acid.
(d) Maple syrup.

2. Cole believed that these theories may have been right when?
(a) In all cases.
(b) In some cases.
(c) In most cases.
(d) Never.

3. 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 intelligence to achieve his goals and to execute the procedure correctly.
(d) The research to back up his claims.

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

5. 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) 1971.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1961.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the problem with the type of oncologist described in number 77?

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

4. 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.

5. Who is Ben Orman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Moya Cole think of Halsted's theories? Why?

2. Why was Farber fortunate to have lived in the right time, and also died at the right time?

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

4. Why was John Bennett wrong?

5. Why did breast cancer clinical trials last ten years? How could these trials have been run better?

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

7. What are the two schools of thought regarding surgery? Why was this such a problem?

8. How could this battle regarding surgery be ended?

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

10. What did FDR do to fight cancer? What caused support of cancer research to wane? Why?

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