The organization also provides educational information to the public on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

[1] Grants are awarded based on the recommendations of NCC's Scientific Advisory Board, which uses National Institutes of Health evaluation standards.

Scientific Advisory Board members are cancer research professionals, headed by Dr. Darell Bigner, founder and director of Duke University’s Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center,[2] the largest brain tumor research facility in the country.

The Center's funding of basic research epitomizes the high standards of founder Dr. James Ernest Ayre.

Dr. James Ernest Ayre was a ground-breaking gynecologist dedicated to cancer research by ways of immunology and cytology detection.