NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE'S CANCER INFORMATION SERVICE | NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE'S CANCER INFORMATION SERVICE
Bg 9609 Msc 9760, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
Eligibility
None.
Hours
M-F 9:00AM-9:00PM.
(800) 422-6237
Voice·
Toll-Free | Cancer Information Service
(877) 448-7848
Voice·
Toll-Free | Smoking Quitline
Languages
Spanish
Application process
None.
Fees
No fee for service.
Service area
United States
- Provides cancer information. Information specialists provide responses to a range of cancer questions, including:
- cancer research and clinical trials
- cancer prevention
- risk factors
- symptoms
- early detection
- diagnosis
- treatment
- living with cancer
- quitting smoking
Last assured
12/11/2025
Providing organization
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE'S CANCER INFORMATION SERVICE
The National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) Cancer Information Service (CIS) is a federally funded cancer education program that was established as a part of NCI's mission and information efforts. Also provides a helpline that gives one-on-one information about cancer prevention, screening, treatment, supportive care, genetics and clinical trials in an easy-to-understand language and also available via live online chat.