Evening star., 1947-07-09
4D. {. Men Included
In S594,348 Grant
For Cancer Research

lie DdIIle against cancer was en-
terlng new, intensive stage today
SIS the National Cancer Institute,
close on the heels OF President Tru-
mans signature yesterday of a
Sl4,000,000 appropriation bill, an
nounced 1894, ,348 in grants for As
research projects on various phases
Of the disease
Meanwhile, District Health Officer
George C. Rutland announced plans
for establishing a cancer control
bureau in the Capital soon with S48,-
600 recommended by the Horan SUBJ
committee on District Appropria-
tions for that purpose.
-Four Washington men at three in
stitutions here were among those
whose projects we're underwritten
as she United States Public Health
Service announced a program for
expansion Of its activities.
DR.. Leonard Scheele, new chief of
the cancer institute at Bethesda
Md, at the same time announced
that the cancer control Office headed
by DR.. Austin V. Deibert was moving
from the State Services Division of
the Public Health Service into the
institute.
Other Appointments Announced.
He also announced the appoint
ment of Dr. Harry Eagle of Johns
Hopkins University as director in
charge of research within the insti-
tute, and the designation of DR..
David E. Price, who has been with
the general research grants division
of the National Institute of Health,
to take charge of cancer research
grants.
DR.. Eagle is resigning from Johns
Hopkins to accept the Cancer Instl
tute duties
The National Advisory Cancer
Council of the institute last month
approved applications for 46 project
grants to institutions in % States,
and the institute was ready TO put
them into immediate effect on sig
nature of the appropriation bill.
District Institutions Included.
Projects approved for District in
stitutions included:
An Inventory of Tissue Regenera-
ton in Benign and Malignant
Tumors,' $1,000, DR.. Charles F.
Geschickter, Georgetown University
Medical School
"Endocrine Aspects of Cancer, "
sl2,636, DR.. Harold Jeghers. George
town University Medical Center
Specific Studies in the Diagnosis
and Therapy of Clinical Cancer"
S25, ,737, Dr., Calvin T Klopp. War
wick Memorial Clinic for Cancer
and Allied Diseases
Correlation of Structure with
Biological Action of Chemical Com
pounds" $1,000, DR.. Walter r. Kir-
ner, National Research Council.
Is Greatest Fund in History.
The new appropriation act, giving
the institute the largest fund in its
history - $14 100000, as compared
with an allotment of approximately
81 100000 last year-noW will permit
support of universities and other in
stitutions and agencies as they go
into greatly expanded cancer re-
search and training programs, DR..
Scheele said
Approximately S2.000.000 will be
used for research within the in
stitute, 100000 for research grants
to institutions; S4,000,000 for grants
to States for cancer control, and
S1,000000 for medical and scientific
training, he declared.
The new law also permits the
Institute to acquire land and erect
buildings when they are needed
urgently.
The cancer control fund will be
used chiefly by States to expand
the effective use of known methods
of cancer treatment and diagnosis.
DIR, Rutland. in announcing plans
for the news bureau here, said:
With this appropriation for
cancer control it will be- possible
to establish an entirely new bureau
in the department. The cancer
survey now being conducted with
funds furnished by the United
States Public Health Service has
been given the whole-hearted sup
port of the medical profession of
the District, and the results of the
survey will serve to lay firm foun-
dation for the esta blishment of the
new bureau
We are confident even with pres
ent-day knowledge of the disease
that with early diagnosis and treat
ment we can greatly improve the
present situation"