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This website is established and maintained by the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute.

Please ensure that you read the following terms and conditions carefully before using the website.

By accessing the website, you agree that you have had an opportunity to read this Disclaimer and to seek any legal advice in relation to the Disclaimer.

The information contained in this website (Information) is intended to provide general guidance only. The Information, including any recommendations, are not intended to be a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment and are designed to be general guidelines to support individuals that are diagnosed with Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) or Malignancy of Unknown Primary Origin (MUO), or individuals that are caring for or treating someone diagnosed with CUP or MUO. The Information is not provided as a result of any treating relationship between Peter Mac and you.

Your specialist will discuss your personalised risk and circumstances with you. Please follow any recommendations provided to you by your treating specialist.

This website contains links to other websites. Although reasonable care is taken in selecting those resources, Peter Mac accepts no responsibility for the accuracy, currency or reliability of information contained in linked external websites.

Peter Mac does not warrant that the Information is free from errors or omissions. If you identify such errors or omissions, please contact the developers at superedstudy@petermac.org. Changes in circumstances after the time of publication may affect the accuracy of the Information, and the Information may be changed without notice.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Peter Mac excludes all liability and any implied warranties (by legislation or otherwise) in relation to:

  1. The accuracy, currency, reliability, quality or suitability of the Information.
  2. The performance of the website, including any functionality or features.
  3. The security of the website or any links to external websites incorporated into the website.
  4. The safety of any software associated with the website or any linked website.
  5. Title and non-infringement of third party rights.
  6. Merchantability or fitness of the website for any particular purpose.

Despite any provision in this Disclaimer to the contrary, Peter Mac shall not be liable for any consequential, special, incidental, indirect or punitive losses, costs, expenses or damages, whether in contract, tort or otherwise (including negligence) arising out of or in connection with the website, even if Peter Mac has been advised of the possibility of that damage.

To the extent permitted by law, Peter Mac and its officers, employees and agents will not be liable to you for any damages you may suffer or cause as a result of your access to or use of the Information and you release, indemnify and hold harmless Peter Mac from any and all claims, demands, and damages of every kind and nature (including, without limitation, actual, special, incidental and consequential), known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with your use of the website.

In the event that a court determines that Peter Mac is responsible for loss or damage arising from your access to or use of this website, to the extent permitted by law, Peter Mac’s liability is limited in any event to resupplying the relevant part of the website or the reasonable cost of having it resupplied, and Peter Mac reserves its options at law as to how it may discharge its obligations in relation to liability that cannot be lawfully excluded under these terms.

Peter Mac grants you a revocable licence to download, copy and print the content on the website for your personal use only. Any commercial use such as selling or licensing the content for a fee is prohibited. You may not transfer or assign this licence to any other party.


This Disclaimer is governed by the laws in force in the State of Victoria, Australia. By visiting and using the website, you unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria and all courts with jurisdiction to hear appeals from those courts.


We encourage you to contact the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre or a medical specialist or GP for further discussion and advice in relation to your particular medical circumstances.

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