infections are a serious health issue for cancer patients because an infection during chemotherapy can be life threatening. because of your cancer and your treatment you may not be able to fight off infections like you normally do. in fact about 60 000 patients with cancer who have received chemotherapy are hospitalized with neutropenia in the united states each year. more than 4000 of these people will die of their infection. visit www. preventcancerinfections. org to learn more about steps you can take to prevent an infection during your chemotherapy.
why is having an infection such a big problem for cancer patients on chemotherapy?