578 NATURE VOL. 335 13 OCTOBER 1988 ----------------------NEWS-------------------- STOP CANCER belongs, adds that were Hammer to succeed in raising $500 million us scepticism about big new for NCI , Congress might be tempted to decrease its appropriation to NCI by a cancer research campaign concomitant amount, rather than match Washington the funds. Ultmann is sympathetic to the efforts. Another problem some see with A new campaign to raise $1,000 million wish to spend more on cancer research, the campaign is that it would provide a from public and private sources for cancer and he would like to see Congress increase single-pulse of funds. Former NIH director research kicked off this week in New York NCI's annual appropriation by $1 ,000 mil­ Donald Fredrickson says such infusions of with a lavish dinner. But despite the lion as a start. cash can perturb ''the gyroscope of bio­ welcome prospect of additional research Denver Frederick , executive director of medical funding". Unless the money is put dollars, there is concern that the STOP STOP CANCER, says details of how the into capital projects, such as new facilities, CANCER campaign may have unreason­ money will be provided to NCI are still it is difficult to use it effectively in one able expectations about how the money being worked out, but he expects that area, especially an area that has yet to will be used. as well as some scepticism as awards will be made on a peer-review receive general endorsement from the to whether...