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The Cancer Information Service is a program of the National Institutes of Health (through the National Cancer Institute) that is provided to the United States of America public to provide personalized, confidential responses to specific questions about cancer. The CIS also provides help to those who wish to quit smoking. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for medical research. ... The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is the United States federal governments principal agency for cancer research and training, and the first institute of the present-day National Institutes of Health. ... The cigarette is the most common method of smoking tobacco. ...


The Cancer Information Service may be called directly through their 1-800 number, available from their website. CIS Information Specialists are also available through instant messaging, provided at the CIS homepage. A screenshot of PowWow, one of the first instant messengers with a graphical user interface Instant messaging or IM is a form of real-time communication between two or more people based on typed text. ...


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Imaginis - What is Breast Cancer? (1218 words)
Usually, cancer is named after the body part in which it originated; thus, breast cancer refers to the erratic growth and proliferation of cells that originate in the breast tissue.
Breast cancer is the leading cause of death among women between 40 and 55 years of age and is the second overall cause of death among women (exceeded only by lung cancer).
Information found within the Imaginis.com website or in other sites linked to from Imaginis.com is provided for educational purposes only and is not intended to be used as a substitute for diagnosis and treatment by a medical doctor.
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Similar data are passed directly to IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) to produce the regular volumes ‘Cancer Incidence in Five Continents’ and to the Eurocare Group to produce comparisons of cancer survival between European countries.
Cancer incidence, mortality and survival in the Thames Valley and Northamptonshire 2005
Information on place of death, survival (for oesophagus and stomach cancer) and treatment are given for each health authority.
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