Government Agencies
Government agencies that oversee the approval of drugs and treatments and license hospitals and medical professionals to practice. Use this section to research treatments, health-care guidelines, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for medications.
CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 800-232-4636
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/ [1]
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone: 877-267-2323
http://cms.hhs.gov [2]
Federal Trade Commission
“Cure-ious? Ask.” Campaign to Avoid Cancer Scams
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20580
Phone: (202) 326-2222
http://http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/curious/index.shtml [3]
National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-334-2000
http://www.nas.edu [4]
National Cancer Institute
31 Center Drive
MSC 2580
Bethesda, MD 20892-2580
Phone: 800-4-CANCER
http://www.cancer.gov [5]
National Health Information Center (NHIC)
P.O. Box 1133
Washington, DC 20013-1133
Phone: 800-336-4797
Fax: 301-984-4256
http://www.health.gov/nhic [6]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
111 T.W. Alexander Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919-541-3345
http://www.niehs.nih.gov [7]
National Institutes of Health
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-496-1776
http://www.nih.gov [8]
Office of Cancer Complementary & Alternative Medicine
National Cancer Institute, NIH
6116 Executive Plaza North, Suite 600
MSC 8339
Bethesda, MD 20852
Phone: 800-4CANCER
http://www.cancer.gov/cam/ [9]
State Cancer Legislative Database Program
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 10A48
31 Center Drive, MSC 2580
Bethesda, MD 20892-2580
Phone: 301-496-5217
Fax: 301-402-1225
http://www.scld-nci.net [10]
US Food and Drug Administration
10903 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20993
Phone: 888-463-6332
http://www.fda.gov [11]