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What distinguishes the 'acute' form of leukemia from the 'chronic' form?
Where is the granulocytic type of leukemia presumed to arise?
What did Sacks and Seeman report about the death rate from leukemia from 1900 to 1944?
Which of the following is NOT considered a possible source for the lymphocytic type of leukemia?
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What is indicated by a linear relationship between dose of radiation and incidence of leukemia?
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What complicates the analysis of the hereditary component in leukemia?
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In relation to radiation-induced leukemia, why might some individuals require more than one event to develop leukemia?
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What is suggested by the work of MacDowell and associates regarding certain strains of mice and susceptibility to leukemia?
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Which type of leukemia is assumed to have a probability of 1 x 10^-6 per individual per rad to the red marrow per year?
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What is the 'best' estimate of the probability of leukemia of lymphatic origin per individual per rad to the lymphatic system per year?
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What is uncertain about the predominance of lymphocytic leukemia in the thymic enlargement series?
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What type of leukemia is primarily observed following irradiation of the spinal marrow according to the evidence mentioned?
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