Materials for Healthcare Providers

A variety of educational materials were created to help raise awareness about the importance of preventing infections during cancer treatment as well a the role cancer screenings in play preventing cancer. In addition, a wide range of expert resources was used to develop this program, including relevant websites, medical journals, and guidelines. There are a number of ways to use these resources:

• Include them in your patients’ chemotherapy educational information;
• Review the materials with your patients prior to their first chemotherapy session;
• Display the posters in patient waiting areas and/or healthcare staff lounge;
• Link your website to these resources;
• Direct your patients to this website;
• Distribute at health fairs.

Many of the materials listed below may be downloaded, viewed, copied, and distributed without alteration. The materials with an asterisk (*) beside them are available to order free of charge. Click here to order free copies of many of these materials from CDC-INFO (scroll down to "Preventing Infections in Cancer Patients" in the Programs window). 

FOR PROVIDERS