Cancer treatment and sepsis
This leaflet is about cancer treatments and sepsis. It explains what sepsis is, when you need to contact your hospital team and what you can do to protect yourself.
We also have a leaflet and alert card for people having systemic anti-cancer treatment (SACT) that can cause serious, life-threatening side effects. This includes chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
This leaflet is about cancer treatments and sepsis. It explains what sepsis is, when you need to contact your hospital team and what you can do to protect yourself.
We also have a leaflet and alert card for people having systemic anti-cancer treatment (SACT) that can cause serious, life-threatening side effects. This includes chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
About this leaflet
This leaflet describes what sepsis is, the possible symptoms and when you need to contact your hospital team. It also explains what you can do to protect yourself. It is for anyone living with cancer in the UK and their carers, family and friends.
View our online information on sepsis.
We want everyone affected by cancer to feel our information is written for them. To do this we use plain English and we try to make it accessible and relevant to the widest range of people. Read more about how we produce our information.
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