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Topic: National Cancer Institute

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  National    Institute  
  Cancer    Journal of the National Cancer Institute  
  National Institutes of Health    National Institute of Standards and Technology  
  National Institute of Mental Health    National Institute of Justice  
  American National Standards Institute    National Institute on Drug Abuse  
  National Institute on Aging  

 
 
 Vital Stats
The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
Favorite possession(s):Smallpox vaccine
Currently has on their coffee table:New Scientist,  Men's Health magazine
Dream job(s):Nurse
Education:Post-graduate,  College
Favorite body part(s):Heart,  Eyes,  Skin
Interest(s):Biology,  Psychology,  Science
Medical note(s):Has cancer,  Undergoing therapy,  Infected with HIV
Worst habit(s):Smoking Marijuana,  Smoking
Favorite quote(s):"Reality is a crutch for people who can not deal with drugs." - Lily Tomlin
"Fill what's empty , empty what's full, and scratch where it itches." - the Duchess of Windsor, when asked what is the secret of a long and happy life
 
 
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John Fielding,
CEO

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) projects that if 100,000 physicians were to help 10 percent of their patients who smoke to stop each year, the number of smokers in the United States would drop by an additional 2 million people annually.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) of NIH recently invested about $68 million to test the ability of this new drug to prevent breast cancer.
Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and other cancer-prevention experts recommend eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
A study sponsored in part by the National Cancer Institute showed that vitamin E may reduce prostate cancer risk by 30 percent, but NCI stopped short of recommending supplements.
The National Cancer Institute's Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool was d eveloped to assist health care providers in discussing breast cancer risk and tamoxifen with their female patients.
Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant

It is modeled after the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) planning process, which was originally established to assist the NCI in assessing the state of knowledge and identifying scientific opportunities and needs within its large, site-specific research programs.
National Cancer Institute NCI Office of Science Planning and Assessment provides information and resources on planning and priority setting activities for NCI.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) requires that all institutions with a designated cancer center have a Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee (PRMC) to oversee clinical research.
Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) supports basic, clinical, and population-based research to elucidate the biology, etiology, early detection, prevention, and treatment of cancers of various organ sites.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) supports basic, clinical, and population-based research to identify and study the causes, biology, prevention, early detection, and treatment of cancer.
NCI is collaborating with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health , the Environmental Protection Agency , and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to study organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and their possible association with testicular and breast cancer risk.
David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist

The National Institutes of Health say that women with early stage breast cancer which has spread to the lymph nodes need to have chemotherapy after surgery.
 
 
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