About NCI
What Is NCI?
The National
Cancer Institute (NCI) is the Federal Government's primary agency for
conducting our Nation's cancer research efforts. For cancer research across the
United States and around the world, NCI provides
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Vision
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Leadership
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Funding
NCI is the largest Institute of the
National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is the primary biomedical
research arm of the Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS).
How Does NCI Work?
With a budget of over $4 billion, NCI
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Conducts, coordinates, and funds cancer
research
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Provides vision and leadership for the
cancer research community
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Serves as an important and credible source
of information about
What Kind of Research
Does NCI Conduct or Fund?
The table below describes the two major
types of research conducted or funded by NCI.
Type
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Description
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Intramural
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Extramural
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What Are Extraordinary
Opportunities in Cancer Research?
Extraordinary
Opportunities research represents areas of science that hold tremendous
promise for
Extraordinary
Opportunity
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Description
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Current Cancer Communications
Research Initiatives
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Research initiatives in this
area include
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Health Communication Intervention Research
Program
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Tailored Print Strategies for Minority
Colorectal Cancer Screening
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Communicating Genetic Test Results to the
Family
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Innovative Nutrition Communications
Interventions for Latinos
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Tailored Print/Telephone Strategies for
Colorectal Cancer Prevention
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Cultural Tailoring for Cancer Screening
and Prevention for Black Women
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Web-Based Nutrition Education for
Multicultural Adults
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Computerized Symptom Report for Cancer
Patients
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Digital Divide
Pilot Projects
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These projects
are an effort of NCI's Cancer Information Service (CIS) to work with regional
cancer control groups and organizations to test strategies aimed at increasing
cancer communications in underserved communities. These awards are intended to
help develop research and programs to understand and eventually breach the
Digital Divide that exists among many minority populations in accessing and
utilizing cancer information on the Internet.
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Reference: For more information on
the organization of NCI, refer to the
NCI Organizational Chart.
How Is NCI Organized?
NCI is organized into
Office of the
Director (OD)
The
Office of the Director
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Serves as the focal point for the National
Cancer Program
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Develops a National Cancer Plan and
monitors implementation of the plan
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Directs and coordinates NCI's programs and
activities, and
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Develops and provides policy guidance and
staff direction to NCI's programs in areas such as:
Center for Cancer
Research (CCR)
The Center
for Cancer Research on the NCI campus
Six Divisions of NCI
The table below describes the six
Divisions of NCI.
The Division of
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Is responsible
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Cancer
Biology (DCB)
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In addition to the investigation of basic
cellular mechanisms, the research includes examination of the
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Role of biological, chemical, and physical
agents in the initiation, promotion, or inhibition of cancer
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Biological and health effects of radiation
exposure.
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Cancer
Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS)
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Cancer
Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG)
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Developing statistics and
methods
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Cancer
Prevention (DCP)
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Planning and directing extramural research
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Developing
and supporting training and career development related to cancer prevention
research
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Conducting community-based clinical
research
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Disseminating cancer treatment practice
through a consortium of community clinical centers
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Cancer
Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD)
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Discovering better ways to detect, assess,
cure, and control cancer
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Planning, directing, and coordinating
research in
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Extramural
Activities (DEA)
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Coordinating the scientific review of
extramural research before funding
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Providing systematic surveillance after
awards are made
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Serving as an information resource about
NCI's peer review and grants policies
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