National Cancer Institute
NCI. The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, is the Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research. NCI conducts, coordinates, and funds cancer research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer. Access the NCI Web site at http://cancer.gov. | ||||
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National Cancer Institute Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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national cancer institute
a U.S. government sponsored research agency, part of the National Institutes of Health, that deals with malignant diseases.
a U.S. government sponsored research agency, part of the National Institutes of Health, that deals with malignant diseases.
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NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
An institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)<!-- (see) --> with the overall mission of conducting and supporting research, training, and disseminating health information with respect to the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. NCI also performs these functions for HIV-related cancers. Internet address: http://www.nci.nih.gov/ .
An institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)<!-- (see) --> with the overall mission of conducting and supporting research, training, and disseminating health information with respect to the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. NCI also performs these functions for HIV-related cancers. Internet address: http://www.nci.nih.gov/ .
National Cancer Institute Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is part of the United States Federal government's National Institutes of Health. The NCI is a federally funded research and development center, one of eight agencies that compose the Public Health Service in the United States Department of Health and Human Services. As of September 2006, the current director of the NCI is Dr. John E. Niederhuber. The NCI coordinates the National Cancer Program.
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