§ 2400. Cancer; powers and duties of commissioner. The commissioner
shall conduct investigations of the cause, mortality, methods of
treatment, prevention and cure of cancer, and allied diseases, including
the nature and extent of the facilities available in the several
counties and cities of the state, for the diagnosis and treatment of
these diseases, and shall cooperate with local health authorities,
physicians, hospitals, clinics and voluntary associations, in the
development of suitable facilities for the diagnosis, treatment and
control of cancer.