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• Why are publications limited to 50 copies at a time?  We would like more.

Many people have access to the Internet and can view or download NCI publications, so a more economical way to disseminate information is through downloading them from the Web.  Publication costs have soared in recent years as the budget has decreased.  To accommodate the numerous requests, publication limits are set according to inventory supply and instructions by the NCI program staff that “owns” the publication.  For example, most of the printed material from the Office of Education and Special Initiatives has a 100-copy limit per order.  However, if the stock is low, the limit will most likely be lowered—depending on when staff plans to revise or reprint.

All NCI publications are in the public domain and may be reprinted or reproduced in your organization’s Web site or newsletter.  For health fairs, advocacy groups are encouraged to make flyers listing NCI publication URLs or information on how to get copies by calling 1-800-4CANCER.  For more information about ordering NCI materials, visit www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/NCI/order-publications.

• Can advocates have bullet-point deliverables to share with Congress and others to help raise research money?  Dollars saved?  Stories of heroes?  Researchers? How can we make it interesting/attention grabbing for legislators?

NCI’s Office of Science Planning and Assessment provides disease-specific snapshots that include up-to-date information on trends in incidence, mortality, and NCI funding; distribution of NCI projects by Common Scientific Outline or type of research; and relevant NCI initiatives.  Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view these documents, located at http://planning.cancer.gov/disease/snapshots.shtml. During 2007, NCI is celebrating 70 years of research excellence.  You may want to visit the commemorative Web site at www.cancer.gov/aboutnci/ncia to view more information about NCI and more than 100 years of advances against cancer.  All articles from the NCI Cancer Bulletin, NCI Nealon Digest, or http://cancer.gov are in the public domain and may be reprinted.

NCI is developing a series of brief fact sheets entitled, “Cancer Advances in Focus.” These fact sheets, available on www.cancer.gov, focus on specific cancers and highlight ways in which research has reduced their burden and improved quality of care.

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