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The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov.

Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at opm.gov.

Cancer Information Service

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The National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service (CIS) provides cancer-related information to the public, free of charge. CIS staff provide personalized responses to questions in easy-to-understand language. Help with quitting smoking is also available. Contact CIS by calling 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237), or by using the LiveHelp instant-messaging service at https://livehelp.cancer.gov. Also called CIS.
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