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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. In 1969, the New York Times published an open letter to ___________________ begging him to support cancer research.

2. One woman with choriocarcinoma was treated with _____________ and recovered.

3. The use of MOPP continued to be used in the treatment of what?

4. Virchow ultimately referred to the disease as "weisses Blut" or ___________. In 1847 the name was changed to leukemia.

5. Then this surgery was accelerated to what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is meant by counting? Why does this matter?

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

6. Why did Sidney Farber change professions? How might this have been a somewhat difficult adjustment?

7. Describe Bennett's patient. How was John Bennett's diagnosis logical?

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

9. How is the 21st anniversary of the Jimmy Fund significant?

10. How was the chemotherapy ward a battle ground in the 1970s?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Farber created a society to raise funds for cancer research.

Part 1) Describe the work of this society. Who was involved? How did cancer research benefit from this society? What events led to changes in the work of this society?

Part 2) What other organizations are discussed in this book? How have they been important to the study of various diseases? At what times have these various organizations worked together? How did they benefit from these collaborations?

Part 3) If you were to join an organization, which one would you join? Why would you join this organization? In which ways could you help this organization raise funds?

Essay Topic 2

"Farber's Gauntlet" details the story of Robert Sandler.

Part 1) Who was Robert Sandler? How is his story important? How is it connected to the study of cancer and disease?

Part 2) Why is importance placed on this case? What does this say about the fight against cancer? Is this same mentality seen regarding other diseases? Why or why not?

Part 3) Would doctors today see Robert Sandler's case as some sort of success, if he was a patient today? Why or why not? What does this say about cancer research today?

Essay Topic 3

Four and five drug combinations were tested with success.

Part 1) How did researchers begin to test combinations of four and five drugs? How did many of these combinations affect patients? How did these studies lead to success?

Part 2) How did these successes affect cancer patients? How did these studies also lead to the idea of the "smiling oncologist?" How did this type of doctor affect the mindset of a patient?

Part 3) Is there a need for such an oncologist? Is that type of attitude towards cancer necessary? Why or why not?

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