Basic research should have at least 20% of the budget at the Frederick Cancer Research Center and should be directed by a person "of outstanding caliber and stature ... whose personality, philosophy, and attitudes will set the tone of the whole program and whose inspiration and leadership will create an esprit de corps that is essential to success."
Guidelines to be used in determining when patient care costs will be paid by funds allocated from NCI's Cancer Control Program have been adopted and are now in force.
