[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 30, Number 36 (Monday, September 12, 1994)]
[Page 1739]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Appointment for Chair of the President's Cancer Panel

September 8, 1994

    The President today announced his intention to reappoint Harold P. 
Freeman, M.D., of Harlem Hospital Center, New York, as Chair and member 
of the President's Cancer Panel. The President's Cancer Panel is a 3-
member group providing advice to the President on various aspects of the 
National Cancer Program. Dr. Freeman has chaired the Panel since 1991.
    ``The President's Cancer Panel plays an essential role in monitoring 
the Nation's cancer program and guiding its progress into the future,'' 
the President said. ``I admire Dr. Freeman's commitment to reducing 
death and suffering from cancer during this time of significant progress 
and considerable challenge in cancer research. The National Cancer 
Program is vital to our Nation's health.''

Note: A biography of the appointee was made available by the Office of 
the Press Secretary.