NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
a U.S. government sponsored research agency, part of the National Institutes of Health, that deals with malignant diseases.
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/ .
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.