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SSH:
How early do you remember them trying to do that?
KGS:
Well, in the late thieetes, I would say fs the first
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SSH:
Why were they so interested in having it moved?
KGS;
Well, everyone was Very critical of the U.C. medical centers
with
Hold
fashioned school and ity old-fashioned faculty.
SSH:
Well, let's finish with the P32 cherapygecause that's an
interesting episode.
Can you tell me about the first patient
treatment on Christmas Eve?
Did you go in when you were
called at home?
KGS:
Well, I went fn and did my job.
nat I wasn't
interested in that,’ it was kind of a big grandstand act.
SSH:
For. whose benefit?
KGS;
The Lawrences, John and Ernest.
SSH:
Was this again to attract funding?
KGS:
Yes, and fame,
SSH:
What was the basis for making the step from the animal
experiments to human therapy?
Our results on mice in the early days; on monkeys gle
kes:
eventyally had some monkeys.
"I believe that P32 therapy for leukemia peters out in the
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was, not effective oo
well; t don" t thar that it ever: got a fair chance.
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can‘eure ‘mciise ‘Yéukemta with P32," you can cure human leukemia.
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