Cancer patients risk picking up infections in outpatient clinics…
Posted Oct 26 2011 9:33am
Yesterday I read an important post on David’s blog, concerning the issue of infections, even serious ones, that spread from patient to patient, and we’re talking cancer patients undergoing chemo/radio treatments for cryin’ out loud!, in outpatient clinics. Very unsettling, to say the least. No, c’mon, it’s simply bloody O U T R A G E O U S! Well, with no further ado, here’s the link to David’s post: http://goo.gl/vYlhQ . Please also read the Wall Street Journal article on this topic (link provided in David’s post)…
Just one quote: “Cancer patients are especially vulnerable because their immune systems are suppressed from their disease and its treatment. Nearly 60,000 cancer patients a year have to be hospitalized with an infection.” Eh.
Just one quote: “Cancer patients are especially vulnerable because their immune systems are suppressed from their disease and its treatment. Nearly 60,000 cancer patients a year have to be hospitalized with an infection.” Eh.
And that could be avoided…
Written by Margaret
October 26th, 2011 at 6:33 am