Preventing Infections in Cancer Patients
Stop the Spread of Germs
This video lists steps you can take to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses.
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![Photo of a doctor giving a young boy a flu shot while his mother looks on](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20210120114246im_/https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/flu/images/boy-vaccine-700.jpg)
Learn what cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers should know about the flu.
![Photo of a caregiver putting her hand on the head of a cancer patient who has fever.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20210120114246im_/https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/preventinfections/images/patient-fever-700.jpg)
Neutropenia is a common side effect of chemotherapy that increases your risk for infections.
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Find out if you’re at high risk of getting an infection during cancer treatment on the 3 Steps website.external icon
The Preventing Infections in Cancer Patients campaign provides resources to help lower the risk of cancer patients developing potentially life-threatening infections during chemotherapy treatment.
Page last reviewed: November 10, 2020