The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-31
CANCER VICTIMS
TO BE TREATED
Major Greene Has Made Arrange
ments to Care for INDECENT
Patients.

Mai. Ralph N Greene of the Flor
ida State Board of Health announces
that the board has made arrange
ments whereby sufferers from cancer
may receive lradium treatment. The
state board has had in mind for some
time the necessity of a cancer clinic
and it is gratifying to them, DIR.
Greene says. that arrangements have
now been completed. The plan is out
lined in the following letter from Ma
jor Greene to The Journal:
An average of $50 people die each
year in Florida from the effects of
cancer.
1t has been the desire of the state
board of health to establish a free
cancer clinic for all INDECENT cancer
cases in Florida.
Unfortunately, the provisions of the
laws governing the expenditure of
state board of health funds make it
impossible for the state board of
health to apply appropriations to this
important work.
We are pleased to announce, how
ever that an arrangement has been
perfected with Doctor Garry r. Hol-
den- Jacksonville, who is acting as
an agent of the state board of health
for the administration of free radium
treatment for certain types of cancer
cases.
1t is requested that the following
instructions to applicants be strictly
adhered to.
l. Only cases of inoperable cancer
in women will be treated.
2. The diagnosis of cancer must be
made by a reputable physician and so
certified.
8. Patient must be a resident of
the state of Florida -
4. The patient must be INDECENT and
so certified by the county commits
sioners of the county in which she
resides.
5. In addition to the railway fare,
must have at least $50 for hospital
expenses while under treatment in
Jacksonville.
6. DR.. Holden, acting as an agent
of the state board of health of Florida,
has the privilege of refusing treatment
to any patient when. in his opinion.
the case can be treated better in other
ways or when from any other cause
he does not consider radium treat
ment advisable or beneficial.
T. A separate application for each
patient must be filed in writing with
the state health officer of Florida on
regular form provided for that pur
pose. same being procurable upon
written request addressed to the State
Health Officer, Jacksonville. Fla.
After the state health officer has
examined the application, the patient
will be notified when to come to
Jacksonville, if at all.
1t is respectfully urged and re-
quested that patients not be allowed
TO come to Jacksonville for this free
treatment until definite instructions
from the state board of health have
been received by the patients in which
will be stated the exact date they
should come OF Jacksonville.
Please be advised that no charge
whatever is made for the treatment
except that it is expected that 1.-THE
patient be supplied with sufficient
money for railroad fare, to and from
Jacksonville, and fifty dollars for
living expenses while in the city.
Thanking you in advance for vour
cooperation in this important matter
and assuring you that our mutual eff
forts will Undoubtedly result in tho
saving of lives which will otherwise
be sacrificed, / am.
Respectfully yours.
RALPH n. GREENE
State Health Officer,