Cancer Prevention and Control
Cancer Information Service Contact Info
This site provides general information. The National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service (CIS) provides the most recent and accurate cancer information.CIS provides personalized, confidential responses to specific questions about cancer.
• By telephone: 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237). CIS information specialists answer calls Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. local time, in English or Spanish, (en Espanol).
• Callers with TTY equipment may call 1-800-332-8615.
• Callers also have the option of listening to recorded information about cancer 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Online: CIS information specialists also offer online assistance in English Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time through the LiveHelp link at www.cancer.gov.
The information on these pages was last updated November 1, 2008.
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