This meeting of the President's Cancer Panel was convened at 10:30 A.M. on December 1, 1998 at Nova, 4600 East/West Highway, Suite 700, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. Harold Freeman, M.D., presided as Chair.

MEMBERS PRESENT:	Harold Freeman, M.D., Chairman Frances Visco, J.D., joined the meeting by phone Paul Calabresi, M.D.
FEDERAL STAFF PRESENT:	Maureen O. Wilson, Ph.D., Executive Secretary, PCP
OTHER:	Suzanne Reuben, Writer

The subject matter in the meeting dealt with the finalization of embargoed material for publication in The Panel's Report to the President and release at the National Cancer Advisory Board at NCI. In addition it dealt with the sensitive discussion of internal President's Cancer Panel procedures and concerns. Premature disclosure of these discussions would have inhibited frank evaluation of intragroup interactions and would have been detrimental to the resolution of procedures and activities for 1998.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 P.M. on December 1, 1998.

CERTIFICATION

I hereby certify that the foregoing summary is complete and accurate.

 
Harold P. Freeman, M.D.
Chairman, President's Cancer Panel