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Your body has many ways to protect itself from infections. Learn how it works to resist infections here.
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Having cancer can increase your risk of getting a life-threatening infection. Learn more about who is at risk here.
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People with cancer can get many different types of infections. Learn about causes and treatments for infections here.
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Hormone therapy is the center of care for prostate cancer but eventually stops working for some men. An American Cancer Society grantee is investigating why this happens and what he's learning could lead to better treatments for men with advanced prostate cancer.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Erleada (apalutamide) to treat men with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
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Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, stem cell or bone marrow transplant, steroids, or the cancer itself can suppress or weaken the immune system.
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An increased risk of infection because of a weakened immune system is a major concern for people undergoing certain types of cancer treatment. Neutropenia can lead to serious and sometimes fatal infections.
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When cancer cells get into the bone marrow where blood cells are made, it can increase your risk of infection. Learn more here.
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Risk factors and causes
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Slide 1
The guidelines were developed by the American Cancer
Society 2010 Nutrition Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory
Committee and approved by the American Cancer Society
National Board of Directors in August 2011.
The full article, wr...