Side Effects of MBC Treatments: Infection
Treatments for MBC can weaken your immune system, leaving you more likely to develop a fever or infection. We continue our series this month with advice from experts about how to prevent infection when receiving treatment that may weaken your body’s ability to fight off harmful bacteria or viruses.
Side effect management is an active area of study in clinical trials. Enrolling in a clinical trial that is studying better ways to prevent or reduce side effects may help you have a higher quality of life and may help people in the future.
Visit the links below for expert suggestions on preventing infection and for clinical trials studying ways to manage this side effect.
Managing Infection as a Side Effect
- MedStar Health (video): Adesola Azubuike, oncology patient care manager, explains steps you can take to help prevent infection if you are receiving chemotherapy
- City of Hope: Dr. Suji Mathew talks about the importance of using antibiotics correctly when receiving chemotherapy
- Fox Chase Cancer Center: Dr. Anthony Olszanski talks about how to stay healthy if your immune system is weakened due to cancer treatment
MBC Clinical Trials
- Metastatic Trial Search: Trials for Managing Side Effects