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Patients receiving standard chemotherapy regimens for solid tumors are at lower risk for development of febrile neutropenia and infection than patients who undergo bone marrow or stem cell transplantation.
Patients undergoing transplantation are at high risk for infection with a variety of pathogens at multiple phases in their care.
This book provides best practices and in-depth education related to the access devices used for patients undergoing cancer treatment to help limit potential infections or complications associated with them.
The ASCO/ONS Chemotherapy Administration Safety Standards are intended to reduce the risk of error when providing adult patients with chemotherapy, and to provide a framework for best practices in cancer care.
These competencies can help to address role standardization and advancement, while providing resources for position descriptions, training, and more.
These general prevention of infection resources refer to cancer-related or cancer treatment-related infection, not including transplantation.
Mucositis is an inflammatory process that affects the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract.