To get the most from these message boards please follow these simple rules and guidelines. Please consult our Terms of Use too.

Rules:

• By using these message boards, you agree to be bound by these rules.
• No profane, obscene or otherwise offensive postings.
• Postings that could cause offence to any ethnic, religious or other social group are expressly forbidden.
• No slanderous postings about any individual, group or organisation.
• Do not impersonate any other individual or organisation, or claim to represent any individual or organisation without their prior consent.
• These message boards may not be used to promote any product, service, event or organisation without the express permission of The Ulster Cancer Foundation.
• Any opinion expressed on these message boards is solely that of the user that posted it and is not necessarily shared by The Ulster Cancer Foundation. The owners, designers and hosts of this website cannot be held liable for any posting.
• Users must refrain from giving medical advice unless authorised to do so by The Ulster Cancer Foundation.
• Any posting found to be in breach of the above rules will be removed as soon as possible, and the user's account may be terminated at the discretion of The Ulster Cancer Foundation.

Guidelines:

• If you need urgent advice, please telephone the Cancer Helpline on 0800 783 33 39, or consult your Doctor.
  
• If you are under the age of eighteen, please seek the permission of a parent or guardian before using these message boards.
• For your own safety, please avoid disclosing personal information about yourself when using these message boards, such as your email or postal addresses, your place of work or your telephone number. Please do not ask another user for this sort of information. Under no circumstances should you agree to meet another user in person.
• Although we encourage healthy debate on these message boards, please avoid insulting other users by posting derogatory remarks about them or their opinions.
• AVOID WRITING IN UPPERCASE BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE SHOUTING!
• Try not to disrupt the flow of a discussion. If you wish to change the topic, start a new discussion instead.
• When starting a new discussion, please do so on an appropriate board. If you don't feel that the discussion you want to start suits any of the existing boards, please let us know and we may be able to start a new board.
• HTML is not allowed on these message boards, and any attempt to include it in a posting will be blocked and recorded by the system.
• If you feel that another user has abused this system, you can report them by emailing us details of the abuse.