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This is the central Web site for the National Cancer Institute (NCI). NCI is
a part of the National Institutes of Health, within the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services. This Web site offers free, credible, current,
comprehensive online information about cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment,
statistics, research, clinical trials, and news, as well as links to other NCI
Web sites. For help using this site, please see below or visit our
Help page to contact an NCI information specialist by telephone,
online chat, or e-mail.
The main content categories on the NCI Web site can be viewed by clicking on
the tabs along the top of each page of the site:
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Cancer Topics
Clinical Trials
Cancer Statistics
Research & Funding
News
About NCI
Our Site Map provides a
clickable outline of these categories and their contents. Or view our
Navigate the NCI booklet to see short descriptions of the information and
resources available within the content categories.
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información selecta sobre el cáncer en español.
NCI's Web site offers a specialized search capability for several content areas.
Clinical Trials Search
Form. Use this form to search NCI's comprehensive PDQ® registry of cancer
clinical trials. The form allows searching by information such as type of
cancer, location of trial, type of treatment/intervention, or drug name.
Search Cancer
Genetics Services Directory. Use this form to search the Cancer Genetics
Services Directory, a list of individuals who provide services related to cancer
genetics. You can limit your search by choosing a specific cancer type, cancer
family syndrome, and/or geographic location.
Search Cancer Literature in
PubMed. This page links to the National Library of Medicine's PubMed
database, which provides access to over 12 million MEDLINE literature citations
dating back to the mid-1960s. You can search the PubMed database using specific
terms or phrases.
Alternatively, you can use
Cancer Topic Searches (preformulated searches of PubMed) to retrieve
literature citations on more than 100 major cancer topics.
Find News Releases. The News
area of the NCI Web site contains a search function for retrieving news stories
by date and keyword searching.
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government agencies.
For information on linking to this site or any part of the site, please see
our
Linking Policy. Our
Links to Other Web Sites page includes links to NCI partners and to other
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sites.
This is NCI's central Web site. It includes links to many other Web sites
within and outside NCI, some of which may not be entirely accessible. However,
NCI is committed to making this site itself accessible to all users, regardless
of special need. The site is compatible with screen readers and other assistive
devices. If you are using assistive devices and have difficulty accessing
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cancergovstaff@mail.nih.gov and include the URL(s) of the page(s)
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Information Products and Systems at 301-496-9096 for assistance.
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