GEORGE MAHON MEMBER OF
19TH Dist. TEXAS COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

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Congress of the Anited States

Bouse of Representatives
Washington, B. C.

Room 217

Post Office Building
Lubbock, Texas
September 19, 1958

Honorable John Fogarty
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.

Dear John:

A couple of friends from my area are in my office at this
time. They are discussing with me the possibility of a
tremendously accelerated program for research which might
bring the answer to the cause and cure of leukemia. One
of these friends has lost a sixteen-year old boy as a
result of leukemia and the other friend has leukemia in
the family.

One of these friends tells me that a prominent physician

at Wadley Research Institute in Dallas made the following
statement: "that it would probably take the illness and
perhaps death of a prominent person with leukemia to focus
sufficient attention on leukemia to get the necessary fin-
ancing to do the research job which is necessary," or words
to that effect.

Now, I know that you have been in the forefront in the
fight for adequate funds for research and I have much faith
and confidence in your judgment. I do not know what we are
doing about leukemia through the Public Health Service or
elsewhere, but I just wanted to call this matter to your
attention. I would like to have you drop me a note in re-
gard to the overall situation. If there is anything that
any of us can do to accelerate the solution to this dread
disease I know we want to do it. Please give me your best
thinking.

Hope you are having a little rest occasionally. Every good
wish.

¥ friend,

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