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Fact Sheets: About NCI

100 Years of Advances Against Cancer Fact Sheet
(Posted: 03/26/2004, Updated: 11/30/2006) - List of key discoveries, advances, and events related to cancer that occurred during the past century.

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. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 1.22

Cancer Research Funding
(Reviewed: 05/19/2006) - A fact sheet about the National Cancer Institute's funding of cancer research. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 1.1

Care for Children and Adolescents With Cancer: Questions and Answers
(Reviewed: 05/19/2008) - A fact sheet about children's cancer centers and health care approaches, including clinical trials for children with cancer. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 1.21

Community Clinical Oncology Program: Questions and Answers
(Reviewed: 12/31/2003) - A fact sheet about CCOP, a program that allows community-based physicians to participate in clinical trials. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 1.3

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. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 1.12

Drug Discovery at the National Cancer Institute: Fact Sheet
(Posted: 03/01/2002, Updated: 06/06/2006) - 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 Fact Sheet 1.9

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. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 1.4

Ordering National Cancer Institute Publications: Questions and Answers
(Reviewed: 12/12/2007) - A fact sheet that describes NCI policy on distribution of publications, including quantity, cost, method of payment, shipping and handling, and refunds. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 1.20

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. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 1.11

The Journal of the National Cancer Institute and Its Relation to NCI: Fact Sheet
(Posted: 02/18/2005) - The original Journal of the National Cancer Institute was 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 1971 National Cancer Act
(Posted: 03/26/2004) - The National Cancer Act, signed into law on December 23, 1971, by President Richard M. Nixon, mobilized the country's resources to make the "conquest of cancer a national crusade."

The NCI/FDA Proteomics Research Program, Its Research, and Diagnostic Tests by Private Industry (e.g., OvaCheck™): Fact Sheet
(Posted: 03/22/2004, Updated: 09/29/2005) - The former NCI/FDA proteomics program was not involved with the development of OvaCheck™. It was independently developed by Correlogic Systems in conjunction with Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp, two non-governmental, private companies.

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. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 1.17

The U.S. National Cancer Institute
(Reviewed: 10/17/2006) - A fact sheet about the National Cancer Institute, a component of the National Institutes of Health. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 1.23

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. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 1.13


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