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For Everyone For Health Practitioners and Educators For Scientists For the Media For Everyone Back to Top Cancer.gov http://www.cancer.gov The main NCI Web page with links to information, tools, and resources on cancer NIH Plain Language Training http://plainlanguage.nih.gov/ CBTs/PlainLanguage/ login.asp An online training module that reinforces simple, clear communication practices Health Communications Internship Program http://internship.cancer.gov/ whynci.cfm A once-renewable 6-month program for graduate students to become involved in communications projects at NCI Understanding Cancer Series http://www.cancer.gov/ cancertopics/ understandingcancer Graphic tutorials in PDF and PowerPoint to instruct on various cancer topics; some modules available in Spanish State Cancer Profiles http://statecancerprofiles. cancer.gov/ A searchable database of cancer statistics by state and cancer site LiveHelp https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/ livehelp/welcome.asp An online portal to information about cancer and smoking cessation from information specialists at the NCI Cancer Information Service Publications Locator https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/ ncipubs/ A searchable database for viewing and ordering copies of NCI-developed publications PDQ http://www.cancer.gov/ cancertopics/pdq A searchable database of information on cancer topics, closed and open clinical trials, and professional directories MedlinePlus http://www.medlineplus.gov The National Library of Medicine's portal to information sources on a variety of health topics NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms http://www.cancer.gov/ dictionary/ Contains more than 3,500 terms related to cancer and medicine ACS Cancer Survivors Network® http://www.acscsn.org/ An online forum sponsored by the American Cancer Society for sharing personal stories and discussing issues related to cancer For Health Practitioners and Educators Back to Top Pink Book- Making Communications Programs Work http://www.cancer.gov/ pinkbook A guide to communication program planning ClinicalTrials.gov http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ A searchable database of NIH and industry-sponsored clinical trials NCI Clinical Trials Web site http://www.cancer.gov/ clinicaltrials A database of cancer clinical trials, with background on the clinical trials process HINTS http://hints.cancer.gov National data about how adults gather information on cancer Risk Communication Bibliography http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/ DECC/riskcommbib/ References to documents addressing communication of public health hazards Multimedia Health Communication Products Showcase http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/ cgi-bin/ sbir_index_search.cgi An online directory of products developed as a result of NCI-sponsored communication and behavior-change research PDQ http://www.cancer.gov/ cancertopics/pdq A database of cancer topics, clinical trials, and professional directories Office of Education and Special Initiatives http://www.cancer.gov/ aboutnci/oesi NCI office responsible for development, implementation, and evaluation of education programs Understanding Cancer Series http://www.cancer.gov/ cancertopics/ understandingcancer Tutorials on cancer topics; some modules available in Spanish Cancer Control PLANET http://cancercontrolplanet.cancer.gov/ Resources for planning cancer awareness and behavior change programs For Scientists Back to Top CRISP http://crisp.cit.nih.gov/ A database of federally funded biomedical research projects HINTS http://dccps.nci.nih.gov:0/ hints/index.jsp National data on how adults gather cancer information Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/ hcirb Supports basic and translational research on communication practices and infrastructure Risk Communication Bibliography http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/ DECC/riskcommbib/ References to documents about communication of public health hazards NCI Liaison Activities http://la.cancer.gov/ index.html Fosters NCI's relationships with advocates, professional societies, scientific organizations, and federal agencies Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG) https://cabig.nci.nih.gov Network of individuals and institutions to enable sharing of data and tools Nanotechnology Teaming Site http://nano.cancer.gov/ resource_center/ teaming_site.asp A venue for nanotech researchers to explore collaborative opportunities For the Media Back to Top NCI NewsCenter http://www.cancer.gov/ newscenter/ Announcements of research and upcoming events, as well as online audio-visual materials CRISP http://crisp.cit.nih.gov/ A searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects BenchMarks http://www.cancer.gov/ newscenter/benchmarks/ archive NCI's online magazine, with multimedia background materials related to recent, high-profile cancer news NCI Entertainment Resources http://www.cancer.gov/ newscenter/ entertainment-overview Provides accurate information about issues related to cancer for screenwriters, producers, and other members of the entertainment media B-Roll Footage http://www.cancer.gov/ newscenter/pressreleases/ b-roll-general Online catalog of .MOV preview files for television cancer news coverage; beta tapes can be ordered by phone Radio Broadcasts http://www.cancer.gov/ newscenter/pressreleases/ radio-broadcasts Online catalog of MP3 files sampling interviews with NCI scientists on cancer topics Visuals Online http://visualsonline.cancer.gov/ Searchable database of photographs, slides, and scanned documents; images available in various resolutions