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Fact Sheets: About NCI

Cancer Clinical Trials at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center: Questions and Answers
(Reviewed: 10/31/2006) - A fact sheet about clinical trials at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

Cancer Research Funding
(Reviewed: 07/07/2009) - A fact sheet about the National Cancer Institute's funding of cancer research.

Care for Children and Adolescents With Cancer
(Reviewed: 05/19/2008) - A fact sheet about children's cancer centers and health care approaches, including clinical trials for children with cancer.

Donations to the National Cancer Institute: Questions and Answers
(Reviewed: 10/24/2007) - A fact sheet about where to send donations to the NCI and how these donations are used.

Drug Discovery at the National Cancer Institute: Fact Sheet
(Reviewed: 06/06/2006) - A fact sheet about how the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has played an active role in the development of drugs for cancer treatment for over 40 years.

National Cancer Institute Evaluation of Scientific Hypotheses
(Reviewed: 07/10/2006) - A fact sheet about where to submit theories on cancer, the evaluation of these theories, and information about NCI's grant process.

National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers
(Reviewed: 08/27/2007) - National Cancer Institute-supported cancer centers may be found by searching this database.

NCI's Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program
(Reviewed: 03/28/2006) - A fact sheet about the NCI program for academic institutions and treatment centers that work with NCI to design and conduct clinical trials.

Ordering National Cancer Institute Publications
(Reviewed: 09/09/2009) - A fact sheet that describes NCI policy on distribution of publications, including quantity, cost, method of payment, shipping and handling, and refunds.

Reproduction and Use of National Cancer Institute Materials
(Reviewed: 06/09/2008) - A fact sheet that describes guidelines for reproduction of NCI written text and artwork.

The Journal of the National Cancer Institute and Its Relation to NCI: Fact Sheet
(Reviewed: 02/18/2005) - A fact sheet about the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, which was originally created by the National Cancer Institute in the 1940s to focus attention specifically on cancer research by providing the first venue for publication of exclusively cancer-related scientific papers.

The NCI/VA Agreement on Clinical Trials: Questions and Answers
(Reviewed: 08/09/2004) - A fact sheet about the agreement between the NCI and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that permits veterans to participate in NCI-sponsored clinical trials.

The U.S. National Cancer Institute
(Reviewed: 07/06/2009) - A fact sheet about the National Cancer Institute, a component of the National Institutes of Health.

TRICARE Beneficiaries Can Enter Clinical Trials for Cancer Prevention and Treatment Through a Department of Defense and National Cancer Institute Agreement
(Reviewed: 05/27/2008) - A fact sheet about the agreement between the NCI and TRICARE (Department of Defense medical insurance program) that permits armed service personnel, retirees, and family members to participate in NCI-sponsored clinical trials.


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