NCI Cancer Bulletin: A Trusted Source for Cancer Research News
NCI Cancer Bulletin: A Trusted Source for Cancer Research News
December 2, 2008 • Volume 5 / Number 24 E-Mail This Document  |  Download PDF  |  Bulletin Archive/Search  |  Subscribe

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Additional Resources

For Researchers and Industry

DCTD's Cancer Imaging Program lists research funding at http://imaging.cancer.gov/
researchfunding
, and can be reached by phone at 301-496-9531.

A summary of CCR cancer imaging initiatives can be found at http://ccr.nci.nih.gov/initiatives/
imaging.asp
, or requested by phone at 301-496-4345.

NCI's Clinical Therapeutics Evaluation Program funds clinical trials and basic research. More information is available at http://ctep.info.nih.gov, and by e-mail at info@ctep.nci.nih.gov.

The National Cancer Imaging Archive provides images that support research and product development. More information is at http://ncia.nci.nih.gov, and staff can be contacted through ncicb@pop.nci.nih.gov.

DCB's Integrative Cancer Biology Program offers researchers from outside the realm of biology a chance to be involved in cancer research. More information is at http://icbp.nci.nih.gov, or by phone at 301-594-8797.

The Office of Technology and Industrial Relations can be reached at http://otir.cancer.gov/ and 301-496-1550, or OTIR@mail.nih.gov.

For Clinicians

A list of imaging clinical trials and related resources is at http://imaging.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/

Background information on cancer imaging is available through the Physician Data Query (PDQ) at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/
pdq/screening/overview/healthprofessional
.

Research on screening practices is underway through the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, described at http://healthservices.cancer.gov/
areas/screening.html
.

NCI has developed a screening tool for clinicians, CancerSPACE, available online at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/cancerspace.

For Patients

An explanation of cancer imaging methods is available through the Cancer Imaging Program Web site at http://imaging.cancer.gov/
imaginginformation/cancerimaging
.

The PDQ also lists information about cancer screening, which can include imaging, in formats that are easy for patients to understand. These can be found at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/
pdq/screening
.

Patients who are looking for cancer imaging clinical trials can find background information through the Cancer Imaging Program at http://imaging.cancer.gov/
imaginginformation/CancerImagingClinicalTrials
, and search an online database of trials at http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/search, or by contacting the NCI Cancer information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER.