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The Information is provided to assist health professionals, patients, families, and carers in obtaining background information about cancer treatments and their general side effects. Responsibility for all content development and/or changes to this website vest in the Cancer Institute NSW. No unauthorised access to content development and/or changes is permitted.

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The Cancer Institute NSW does not warrant or represent that the Information is free from errors or omissions. Furthermore, changes in circumstances after the time of publication of the Information may impact on the accuracy of the Information. The Information may be changed without notice. The Cancer Institute NSW (including its employees and agents) is not in any way liable for the accuracy of any Information and shall have no liability to the users of the Information for any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred or arising by reason of any person using or relying on the Information and whether caused by reason of any error, negligent act, omission or misrepresentation in the Information.

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The Information is not intended to replicate or replace the knowledge, skills and experience of trained oncology health professionals, nor is it a substitute for clinical judgement and advice. This site is not designed to replace the relationship that exists between a patient and their physician or other qualified health professional. Patients should evaluate the Information together with their health professional.

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• Amended content must not imply eviQ or Cancer Institute NSW endorsement. Any changes to an eviQ resource (such as a form) should follow the local approval policy/procedure and be noted as adapted from the original eviQ resource.
• When adapting individual pages and tools from eviQ, it is important to reference them appropriately. Please include the eviQ ID number, version number and direct URL at the bottom of the adapted version. This ensures users can refer to the original source. eviQ content should not be hosted on external sites.
• To cite the eviQ website as a whole (example citation, Harvard AGPS style):
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• To adapt individual pages and tools from the eviQ website it is important to include:
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• details about the publication/resource in which eviQ material would be used:
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To maintain the actual and perceived independence and integrity of eviQ, there must not be any implication that any commercial entity has influenced the eviQ guidance, nor that there is a relationship between the commercial entity and eviQ or Cancer Institute NSW.

If permission is granted, eviQ reserves the right to request approval of a digital proof (copy and layout) of the publication or promotional material.

Please note, requests from commercial entities to amend eviQ content, or to use the eviQ or Cancer Institute NSW logos, are likely to be declined.

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Last updated 16 February 2022.