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The National Cancer Institute
Introduction:
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), the Federal Government¡¯s principle agency for cancer research and training, was established under the unanimously voted National Cancer Act of 1937, which authorized annual funding for cancer research. The 1971 National Cancer Act, which was designed and approved during the presidency of Richard M. Nixon to make the "conquest of cancer a national crusade," then expanded the authorities and responsibilities of NCI by creating the National Cancer Program and infusing sufficient fund into the budget. The NCI is currently a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of the federal agencies under the Public Health Service (PHS) in the U. ... With the aim to accomplish this eventual future, the NCI conducts programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer; and coordinates the National Cancer Program to support such programs initiated and operated by universities, hospitals, research foundations, and business all through the nation and overseas [1]. ... Second, the most important mission of the NCI, cancer research, is carried out by its intramural research laboratories and by the various distinguished extramural divisions funded by the NCI [2]. ... Generally, these advisory boards and groups consist of a number of scientists or doctors, who are prominent and experienced in the fields of cancer research or clinics and public health.
Approximate Word count = 1000
Approximate Pages = 4
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