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All terms in NCIT

Label	Id	Description
Hollings Cancer Center	NCIT_C105624	[The mission of the Hollings Cancer Center is to reduce the cancer burden in South Carolina through high-quality patient care, research, professional education, and cancer prevention programs with a focus on reaching underserved populations. It became an NCI-designated cancer center in 2009. It is a Medical University of South Carolina center.]
QIDS-SR - Highest Score Psychomotor Items	NCIT_C130602	[Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self-Report Version (QIDS-SR) Enter the highest score on either of the 2 psychomotor items.]
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute	NCIT_C105625	[The Sanford-Burnham Cancer Center is dedicated to understanding the pathogenesis of human cancer, and to translating basic research findings into novel strategies for cancer prevention, diagnosis and therapy. It became an NCI-designated cancer center in 1981.]
QIDS-SR - Total Score	NCIT_C130603	[Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self-Report Version (QIDS-SR) Total score.]
Stanford Cancer Institute	NCIT_C105626	[The Stanford Cancer Institute is focused on improving the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes for cancer patients, understanding cancer etiologies among diverse populations, and reducing the incidence of cancer. It became an NCI-designated cancer center in 2007. It is a Stanford School of Medicine center.]
The University of Kansas Cancer Center	NCIT_C105627	[The University of Kansas Cancer Center is focused on using drug discovery, delivery, and development to transform the delivery of clinical care in Kansas and Missouri. It became an NCI-designated cancer center in 2012. Its partners include University of Kansas, University of Kansas Medical Center, University of Kansas Hospital, KU School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, and Stowers Institute for Medical Research.]
University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center	NCIT_C105628	[The mission of the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center is to conduct innovative basic and clinical research that will impact the understanding and treatment of cancer around the world and to provide state-of-the-art clinical care to cancer patients in Maryland and beyond. It became an NCI-designated cancer center in 2008. Its parent institutions include University of Maryland School of Medicine and University of Maryland Medical System.]
University of New Mexico Cancer Center	NCIT_C105629	[The mission of the University of New Mexico Cancer Center is to reduce the burden of cancer incidence and mortality by discovering the genetic, environmental, social, and behavioral factors that contribute to the distinct cancer patterns and disparities in the American Southwest; translate its scientific discoveries to novel diagnostic, screening, prevention, and therapeutic tools and clinical trials; and assure that all New Mexicans have access to outstanding cancer treatment and clinical trials. It became an NCI-designated cancer center in 2005. It is a University of New Mexico center.]
SF-12	NCIT_C20079	[A 12 question subset of the SF-36. Designed to be administered in a shorter time.]
Cancer Clinical Trials Education Program	NCIT_C20086	[The Cancer Clinical Trials Education Program provides training to nurses and social workers to educate patients and their families about clinical trials. (Bypass Budget 2002)]
Education	NCIT_C16529	[The activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill.]
CancerNet	NCIT_C20087	[A web site (http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/) which hosts NCI's searchable clinical trials database containing information on over 1,800 active clinical trials.]
Cancer Educational Materials	NCIT_C19462	[Materials intended to educate the lay public in all aspects of cancer information]
CancerTrials	NCIT_C20088	[A web site (http://cancertrials.nci.nih.gov/) which acts as NCI's online gateway to clinical trials resources. It integrates information about clinical trials participation (including human subjects' protection), treatment advances, and related resources for patients and physicians.]
Minority Clinical Oncology Awards	NCIT_C20089	[A funding mechanism of NCI to provide underrepresented minority health professionals with the opportunity to gain expertise in research. (Bypass Budget 2002)]
Funding	NCIT_C17769	[A sum of money or other resources set aside for a specific purpose.]
Shared Pathology Informatics Network	NCIT_C20082	[A consortium of institutions connected by a model Web-based system that both provides direct access to data related to archived specimens and protects patient confidentiality.]
Office of Communications	NCIT_C20083	[The Office of Communications encompasses the former Office of Cancer Communications, The Office of Liaison Activities, and the Office of Cancer Information, Communication and Education. Its mission is to communicate accurate information about cancer and NCI activities to a wide array of audiences, including: cancer patients, family members, health care providers, community health educators, advocates, Congress, the media, and the general public.]
Special Exceptions Process	NCIT_C20084	[A funding mechanism designed to ensure that new investigators share the same granting success rate as more established applicants.]
Proteomics	NCIT_C20085	[The global analysis of cellular proteins. Proteomics uses a combination of sophisticated techniques including two-dimensional (2D) gel electrophoresis, image analysis, mass spectrometry, amino acid sequencing, and bio-informatics to resolve comprehensively, to quantify, and to characterize proteins. The application of proteomics provides major opportunities to elucidate disease mechanisms and to identify new diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets.]