- Mission [1]
- The goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability,
from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold. The National Cancer Institute conducts and supports research, training,
health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer,
rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients. NCI works to fufill
that mission with the support of the National Cancer Advisory Board (NCAB), which is composed of both scientific and public
members, and provides second level peer review, makes recommendations for support of grants, contract proposals, and cooperative
agreements, where direct costs per annum exceed $50,000; advises on policy development, program implementation and evaluation;
and identifies research needs of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). During the year, the NCAB was presented reports on various
topics related to cancer research in general, the development and dissemination of the NCI Bypass Budget, and the operational
aspects of the Institute's intramural and extramural programs. The NCAB provides advice on a continuing basis on the type
of scientific research programs that should be supported and on how best to carry out the designated mission and responsibilities
of the NCI. In addition, this Board provides ongoing review of the relevance and effectiveness of the existing research programs.
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