You May Reuse Information from the National Cancer Institute Web Site

Most of the information on the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Web site, Cancer.gov, is in the public domain and is not subject to copyright restrictions. No special permission is required to use or reproduce public domain material. NCI's public domain information includes health professional and patient information in NCI's Physician Data Query (PDQ®) cancer information database and patient education brochures, booklets, and fact sheets.

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• Use text from NCI information products in your own materials.
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