These New Friends of Chemotherapy and an invitation to meet.

Cause and Effect.  That's what I think when I read this section.

Albert's death leads to Mary's new intensity.

The war leads to a "Channeling of scientific energy" which then leads to Vannevar Bush's argument that scientists must be autonomous in their research which leads to the creation of the National Science Foundation.

Farber and Lasker's need for focused scientific research leads to CCNSC (who names these things?)  which leads to testing of thousands and thousands of synthetic chemicals.

Farber's own investigation leads to "animal cures" which leads to a breakthrough with not just liquid related cancers but tumor related cancers.

Then MJ ( as I think Mia may have abbreviated his name) makes an interesting rhetorical shift.  He juxtaposes the story of Carla and the "attack" on her cancer to parallel the attack launched by Farber and Lasker.  All this time later after Farber's work and struggle with uncertainty, there are all these new drugs but still, the uncertainty exists...30% chance that the treatment will work...

NOW...pay attention to the transition between this chapter and the next....that list of chemicals is significant when you look at the content of the next section.

Will someone please comment on something?  I can see the page views.  I know you are out there.  Is anyone interested in meeting at Northern next week to talk over our progress so far?  Kind of a book study at this point?  I'm thinking Wednesday, July 23, 1:45pm.  I'll bring food.  Email me to rsvp.  It might just be me and my hummus next week, I understand this.  I'm prepared for that.