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Plans, conducts and coordinates a national program involving (a) research on the detection, diagnosis, cause, prevention, treatment, and palliation of cancers and on rehabilitation of the cancer patient; and (b) demonstration of the effectiveness of cancer control methods and techniques. Specifically: (1) conducts and directs research performed in its own laboratories and through contracts; (2) supports and coordinates research projects by scientific institutions and individuals through research grants; (3) supports personnel training in fundamental sciences and clinical disciplines through individual and institutional research training awards and clinical education awards; (4) supports construction of laboratories and related facilities necessary for research on cancer; (5) supports field tests and community demonstration projects of methods and techniques for cancer control; (6) collaborates with voluntary organizations and other institutions engaged in cancer research, training, and control activities; (7) encourages and coordinates cancer research by industrial concerns where such concerns evidence a particular capability for programmatic research; (8) collects and disseminates information on cancer research and control; and (9) consults with appropriate individuals and agencies in the development, coordination, and support of cancer research programs in other countries.