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The Cancer Council SA website — the website www.cancersa.org.au — is a cancer information service offered by Cancer Council SA at no charge to users of the World Wide Web. While the website offers a wide range of research-based support and information, content from the Cancer Council SA website should only be used as a guide and not be used to replace advice given by your medical, financial or legal professionals.

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Please do not use the website if you do not agree to all of the following terms and conditions:

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  • In no event will Cancer Council or the contributors of information to this website be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made, or action taken by you in reliance on such information or for any consequential, special or similar damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
  • This website is not intended to be a replacement for medical advice and should not be relied upon as a substitute for consultations with qualified health professionals who are familiar with your individual medical needs.

Cancer Council SA reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time.

Cancer Council SA may provide links to other websites which meet agreed criteria. However, these websites are not under control of Cancer Council SA. In general, any website which has an address (or URL) which does not contain www.cancersa.org.au is such a website. These links are provided for convenience of reference only and are not intended as an endorsement by Cancer Council SA of the organisation or individual operating the website, or a warranty of any type regarding the website or the information on it.

The opinions and recommendations contained in linked websites are not necessarily those of Cancer Council SA or endorsed by Cancer Council SA.

You may provide a hypertext link to this website on another website, provided:

  • the link must ‘point’ to the URL www.cancersa.org.au and not to other pages within the website
  • the appearance, position and other aspects of the link may not be such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with Cancer Council SA name and trademarks
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  • the link, when activated by a user, must display the website full-screen and not within a ‘frame’ on the linked website.

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Always consult your doctor about matters that affect your health. This website health information is intended as a general introduction to the topic and should not be seen as a substitute for medical, legal or financial advice. You should obtain appropriate independent professional advice relevant to your specific situation.

All care is taken to ensure that the information on this website is accurate.  Please note that information on cancer, including the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer, is constantly being updated and revised by medical professionals and the research community. Cancer Council SA exclude all liability for any injury, loss or damage incurred by use of or reliance on the information provided on this website.

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