Partnerships and Outreach
The National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service (CIS)

The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Cancer Information Service (CIS) Partnership Program at the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Research Center of Hawai‘i, with an office based at the University of Guam, officially closed its doors on January 14, 2010. Cancer patients and their families, health care providers, and the general public can still obtain the latest information about cancer by calling 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237), or by using the NCI's LiveHelp instant-messaging service at https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/livehelp/welcome.asp.

In 2010 the National Cancer Institute will be building a National Outreach Network through its support of 5 different community-based research mechanisms, http://cis.nci.nih.gov/ncioutreach.html

NCI's outreach network will be comprised of community health educators funded through 5 NCI-funded community-based research programs. Three of the four programs already established in the Hawai‘i-Pacific region (as of January 2010) are based right here at the UH Cancer Research Center of Hawai‘i (CRCH), including our own Minority-Based Community Clinical Oncology Program (MBCCOP), our Minority Institutions Cancer Center Partnership (MICCP) which supports research collaboration between the CRCH and the University of Guam, and as an NCI-designated cancer center the CRCH will also be eligible for NCI outreach funding as it comes available in 2010.

Individuals with questions or seeking more information about our community education and outreach efforts may call the main center number at (808) 586-3010.

CIS Pacific Final Report to Partners