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July 12, 2005 • Volume 2 / Number 28

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For Everyone For Health Practitioners and Educators	For Scientists For the Media

For Everyone

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

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

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

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

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