Educational Materials

This poster Cdc-pdf[PDF-401KB] is one of several materials CDC developed to help promote awareness about the importance of preventing infections in cancer patients.

CDC produced materials to help promote awareness about the importance of preventing infections in cancer patients. Additional materials are available on the 3 Steps Toward Preventing Infections During Cancer TreatmentExternal web site.

Posters

• Emergency Room Personnel poster Cdc-pdf[PDF-401KB]
  High-resolution version for professional printing Cdc-pdf[PDF-9MB]
• Cancer Is a Fight. Don’t Let the Flu Knock You Down poster Cdc-pdf[PDF-1.5MB]
• Out of Sight, Out of Mind poster Cdc-pdf[PDF-185KB]
  High-resolution version for professional printing Cdc-pdf[PDF-181KB]

Preventing Infections Health Tip Sheets

• Neutropenia and NadirExternal
• Basic Hygiene PracticesExternal
• Caring for Children with CancerExternal
• Caring for Your CatheterExternal
• Caring for Your PetExternal
• Food and Kitchen SafetyExternal
• Friends, Family, and Public PlacesExternal
• Gardening and HousekeepingExternal
• MedicationExternal
• Signs and Symptoms of InfectionsExternal
• Understanding the Effects of a Low White Blood Cell CountExternal
• Understanding Your Risk for Infection During ChemotherapyExternal
• Vaccinations and the FluExternal

Other Materials

• Cancer, Infection, and Sepsis fact sheet Cdc-pdf[PDF-576KB]
• Neutropenia and Risk for Infection: What You Need to Know fact sheet Cdc-pdf[PDF-174KB]
  High-resolution version for professional printing Cdc-pdf[PDF-173KB]
• Cancer Is a Fight. Don’t Let the Flu Knock You Down postcard Cdc-pdf[PDF-3.5MB]

For Health Care Providers

• Basic Infection Control and Prevention Plan for Outpatient Oncology Settings
• Injection Safety Reminders for Oncology Providers Cdc-pdf[PDF-741KB]External
• A Patient’s Story video: Breast cancer survivor Evelyn McKnight was one of 99 patients who contracted Hepatitis C at an oncology clinic.
• Prevent Infections During Chemotherapy podcast [2:52]
• CDC Medscape Commentary: New Tool to Prevent Infections During Chemotherapy by Dr. Lisa RichardsonExternal
• CDC Medscape Commentary: Protect Outpatient Oncology Patients from Infections by Dr. Alice GuhExternal

Buttons

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