Educational Materials

This poster pdf icon[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 icon web site.

Posters

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

Preventing Infections Health Tip Sheets

• Neutropenia and Nadirexternal icon
• Basic Hygiene Practicesexternal icon
• Caring for Children with Cancerexternal icon
• Caring for Your Catheterexternal icon
• Caring for Your Petexternal icon
• Food and Kitchen Safetyexternal icon
• Friends, Family, and Public Placesexternal icon
• Gardening and Housekeepingexternal icon
• Medicationexternal icon
• Signs and Symptoms of Infectionsexternal icon
• Effects of a Low White Blood Cell Countexternal icon
• Understanding Your Risk for Infection During Chemotherapyexternal icon

Other Materials

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

For Health Care Providers

• Basic Infection Control and Prevention Plan for Outpatient Oncology Settings
• Injection Safety Reminders for Oncology Providers pdf icon[PDF-948KB]
• 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 icon
• CDC Medscape Commentary: Protect Outpatient Oncology Patients from Infections by Dr. Alice Guhexternal icon

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