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Links to Other ResourcesOther Government Programs That Involve Consumer AdvocatesNIH
Public Liaison Offices
Public Liaison Offices are set up in each NIH Institute and Center and in the Office of NIH Director that
NIH Director's
Council of Public Representatives (COPR)
A public forum for discussing such key NIH issues as
COPR members review and advise on NIH priorities and mechanisms for public input to NIH decisions. Department
of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP)
Originating from a unique partnership among the public, Congress, and the Department of Defense, the CDMRP now manages research programs in
Consumer
Involvement in the CDMRP
This Web page details consumer involvement in the CDMRP, a partnership among the public, Congress and the Department of Defense to fund cancer research. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA)
The FDA's mission is to
FDA
Advisory Committees
FDA Advisory Committees assist the FDA in making sound decisions based on good science in its review of regulated products. FDA
Consumer Representatives
FDA Consumer representatives work with FDA Advisory Committees. NCI Web SitesNational
Cancer Institute NCI provides information on cancer and science through its Web site. CancerNet
CancerNet contains information on over 100 types of cancer, including treatment options, screening and detection tests, prevention, coping with cancer, complementary and alternative medicine, and cancer genetics. Cancer
Information Service (CIS)
The Cancer Information Service (CIS) is NCI's link to the public; CIS interprets and explains research findings in a clear and understandable manner via fact sheets, publications, etc. CIS also offers a variety of ways to receive up-to-date cancer information. cancerTrials
cancerTrials provides Information and news about cancer research studies/clinical trials. Links
to Other Web sites
Links are provided to other related Web sites that address many cancer topics and specific cancer types. Other Government Web SitesHealthfinder®
Healthfinder® is a free gateway to reliable consumer health and human services information developed by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Healthfinder® can lead you to
National
Library of Medicine (NLM) Gateway
The NLM Gateway is a web-based system that lets users search simultaneously in multiple retrieval systems at the United States NLM. The gateway provides "one-stop searching" for many of NLM's information resources and databases. Cancer DictionariesNCI
Dictionary of Cancer Terms
This Web site contains a searchable NCI database that includes an extensive listing of terms that are
Life
Science Dictionary
This Web site contains a database searchable by term or definition at the University of Texas; the database contains more than 8300 terms in
Glossary of Terms and Symbols Used in Pharmacology
This Web site lists pharmacology terms and symbols from A-Z. Medical
Dictionary
A medical dictionary is provided on the MedicineNet site. To access the dictionary, click Dictionary from the menu.
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