Caring for someone who has cancer is difficult, especially when it comes to dealing with some of the side effects of chemotherapy. Chemotherapy has many side effects that are difficult to manage. One of the most important side effects of chemotherapy is one you can’t see. Chemotherapy can weaken the immune system by lowering the number of white blood cells in the body and this increases the risk of getting a life-threatening infection.
This website will provide you with practical measures you can take to lower your loved one's risk of getting an infection. In this section of the website, you will be asked a few questions about your loved one and their treatment. After answering a few questions about your loved one, he or she will be placed in either a low-risk or high-risk category based on their risk for getting a low white blood cell count during their treatment. You will then receive tips on how you and your loved one can lower their risk for getting an infection.
You are less than 10 questions away from taking the right steps toward preventing infections!
