Greater attention to infection prevention is needed for vulnerable population
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2011. Each year more than one million patients receive cancer treatment in an outpatient oncology clinic. Despite advances in oncology care, infections from both community and health care settings remain a major cause of hospitalization and death among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. To help protect this vulnerable patient population, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionis launching a new program featuring…
