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Privacy Policy

This World Wide Web Site (WWW) is provided as a public service by the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health.

Information presented on this WWW site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.

For site management, information is collected for statistical purposes and scheduled for regular destruction in accordance with the National Archives and Records Management Guidance. This government computer system uses software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design requirements, and identifying system performance and problem areas. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits.

For site security purposes and to ensure that this server remains available to users, this government computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. By accessing this web site, you expressly consent to monitoring of this site for unauthorized activities. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

NOTE: This site may include among its services discussion forums or comment areas in which users are invited to submit comments. In some cases, personal identifier information such as name or E-mail address is requested or required. This information may be posted for public access along with the submitted comments and messages which it accompanies. In all cases, participation is strictly voluntary and no other use is made of the information. If you have additional questions about NCI's Privacy Policy contact the Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Coorinator.

About Web Site Accessibility at NCI

The Web sites at the National Cancer Institute have been designed to be accessible to all users, compliant with the 508 standards, and compatible with screen readers and other assistive technologies. However, this is an ongoing process and it is possible that some users with disabilities may encounter problems accessing some pages.

To Ask Questions About Cancer

If you would like additional help accessing or understanding information on an NCI Web page, or to receive a personalized response to your specific questions about cancer, we encourage U.S. residents to call NCI's Cancer Information Service (CIS) at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237) Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. local time to speak with a Cancer Information Specialist. Deaf and hard of hearing callers with TTY equipment may call 1-800-332-8615.

To Ask Questions About Web Accessibility for People With Disabilities

For questions about NCI's continuing efforts to make its Web-based information accessible to all users, or to report an accessibility problem on any of our pages, please complete this form. Alternatively, you may e-mail nci508@mail.nih.gov.

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