Are there special food safety precautions for people getting cancer treatment?
Infection is of special concern for cancer survivors, especially if the immune system is weakened. This can happen with certain cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy. During such treatments, survivors should be careful to avoid eating foods that may contain unsafe levels of germs. General food safety practices, such as washing hands before eating, washing vegetables and fruits well, and keeping foods at proper temperatures, should be encouraged, and survivors should be taught about food safety.
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