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For 50\u2009years, the CIS has provided cancer patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and the public with high-quality information and resources on topics across the cancer control continuum, cancer clinical trials, and tobacco use cessation. Throughout its history, the CIS has adapted to changes in the health communication environment and evolving consumer needs, for example, by implementing additional access channels and launching a Spanish-language service to better serve the public. In addition to being a premier cancer information resource, the CIS is a unique laboratory for health communication research as data collected from the program is routinely used to monitor the public\u2019s emerging cancer information needs and to study information-seeking patterns across a variety of cancer control topics. 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