Sponsorship and Linking Policy

Linking Policy

Cancer.Net Linking Policy:

Cancer.Net, owned and operated by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), provides links from the Cancer.Net website to third party Internet websites and resources as a convenience to users. Cancer.Net and ASCO have no control over the websites maintained by third parties. Cancer.Net and ASCO do not endorse the content, operators, products or services of such sites. Cancer.Net and ASCO are not responsible (directly or indirectly), for any damages caused by or in connection with use of any such content, products or services available through third-party sites.

Requests to add a link from Cancer.Net:
To request that a website be added as a link from Cancer.Net, please complete the linking request form. All requests for links to third-party websites are reviewed based on the criteria listed below and approved/disapproved by Cancer.Net staff and/or volunteer members of Cancer.Net's Editorial Board.

Third-Party Website Review Criteria:

Relevancy of website content
Medical and factual accuracy of website content
Reputation of the company/organization that owns, endorses, and/or manages the website
National or international in scope
Frequency that the website is updated
Review of medical content by qualified health professionals
Website design, ease of navigation and feedback mechanisms
Primary mission/business objective of website (not-for-profit, commercial, fundraising, etc.)
Source of funding for the website (donations, grants, sponsorships, etc.)
Privacy policy
Website awards or other endorsements by external organizations (such as the HONcode principles of The Health On the Net Foundation)

Download the linking request form

Inappropriate Material:
If you believe that any of the third-party linked sites contain inappropriate material unrelated to Cancer.Net or ASCO mission, please contact us at (contactus@cancer.net) so that we may take appropriate action. Cancer.Net will consider all such requests but shall have no obligation to remove any links or respond.

Links to Cancer.Net:

If you are interested in linking to Cancer.Net, please notify us by sending an e-mail to contactus@cancer.net. Include your name, your organization name, contact information (such as a phone number and/or e-mail address) as well as the URL of your site and a list of any URLs from which you intend to link to Cancer.Net.

Cancer.Net and ASCO prohibit any link to Cancer.Net which in any way (1) connotes an endorsement by or affiliation with Cancer.Net and/or ASCO (2) adversely impacts Cancer.Net and/or ASCO (3) suggests that Cancer.Net and/or ASCO promotes or endorses any third party's causes, ideas, websites, products or services, (4) uses Cancer.Net and/or ASCO content for inappropriate commercial purposes, or (5) conceals the fact that the reader has left the linking site and entered Cancer.Net. We reserve the right to object to any link.

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