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Under the National Cancer Act of 1971, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is required to “collect, analyze, and disseminate all data useful in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.”

For more than 50 years, NCI has carried this responsibility forward, making sure that evidence-based cancer information is available and accessible to everyone.

NCI fulfills this mission through two key programs:

  1. Cancer Information Service (CIS): CIS gives you direct access to information specialists who can answer your questions about cancer. You can ask about treatment options, clinical trials, quitting smoking, and more. The service is free, confidential, and available by phone at 1-800-4-CANCER, through LiveHelp chat, or by email at NCIinfo@nih.gov.
  2. Cancer.gov: On Cancer.gov, you’ll find trusted, up-to-date information about cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and clinical trials. The site also offers content syndication services, so organizations around the world can share the same reliable cancer information directly on their own website

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Journalists seeking information about cancer or interviews with NCI cancer experts should contact the NIH Press Office using the HHS Request for Comment form.

Questions about NCI and its programs? Please contact us.

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Nancy Siebert Murphy
NCI Communications Director

Sabrina Islam-Rahman
NCI Communications Deputy Director

Jonathan H. Cho
NCI Associate Director for Program Management

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