October 13, 1948

J. R, €idler, W. D.
Diracltor
lational. Cancer fnatitute
Bethesda 14, Maryland

her Doctor !+lex-;

Many ta?ankrs for your letter ana for the bwk OR Vi3 control
which I look forward to reciciing while I tw hare.  I m,
aho, ghd to hear that you have rmd 8t ahcanoe to visit
Meraaarial Hoapftal end hope yuu foud the variety and in-
tensity of work .going on there whioh always eeems to me
out&wdbg in the field of umcer remarch.

I m interested that you cannot finu mre than LOO to 150
beds to am for rpscial cmcer resrrarah in tne country.
It 838011113 to ae that thie 5s oompP~ttely inadsquato, and I
fad that supiJort of c(u1err reisearoh raholilu be given to
large twohing inetitutionr where tnere ia &rea@ sub-
stantial work goin& on.  It la too bad tiimt you sannot
orgcanise a team to do some work la kiifnes Hospital outside
of Chicago, whish, I undsrrtsmd, ha5 tne largest nurnber of
canaltr patients fa tho United $tat+e,

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X as very hrg2y t+a haver the ftrot sheet fron the VL) Did-
eion and find it very useful.

f am hoping tha+ yau will be at the metint: of tile Amerfoaa
Public XeQllth Aseociation in heton.
for the giving of OUT sward$ on the sloventh.
any chanue o€ your d-n,: with ne md several friend8 on
the night of the tenth?

I erpectt to be then

Is there

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