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Contents

 

Introduction

Causes

Types

Treatment

Glossary

Help


Decision Trees

Looking for the Cause of Fever

Determining Your Risk for Serious Infection

Oupatient Treatment

Follow-Up Treatment

 

 

   
 

The Fever and Neutropenia Treatment Guidelines for Patients With Cancer were developed by a diverse group of experts and were based on the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines. These patient guidelines were translated, reviewed, and published with help from the following individuals:
 

Terri Ades, MS, APRN-BC, AOCN
American Cancer Society

Patricia Yeargin, MN, MPH, RN
American Cancer Society

Alison G. Freifeld, MD
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at The Nebraska Medical Center

Joan McClure, MS
National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Shannan Rafine
National Comprehensive Cancer Network


 

The NCCN Fever and Neutropenia Clinical Practice Guidelines were developed by the following NCCN Panel Members:

Alison G. Freifeld, MD / Chair
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center  at The Nebraska Medical Center

Lindsey Robert Baden, MD
Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare

Arthur E. Brown, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering  Cancer Center

Linda S. Elting, PhD
University of Texas  M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

Michael Gelfand, MD
St. Jude Children`s Research Hospital/University of Tennessee Cancer Institute

John N. Greene, MD
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center  and Research Institute at the University of South Florida

James I. Ito, MD
City of Hope Cancer Center

Earl King, MD
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Guido Marcucci, MD
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital & Richard J. Solove Research Institute at The Ohio State University

Jose G. Montoya, MD
Stanford Hospital & Clinics

Ashley Morris, PharmD
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

Gary Noskin, MD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

Ken Rolston, MD
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

Anne F. Schott, MD
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Brahm Segal, MD
Roswell Park Cancer Institute


 

For more information on these treatment guidelines, or on cancer in general, call the NCCN at 1-888-909-NCCN or the American Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS-2345. Or you can visit these organizations’ web sites at www.cancer.org (ACS) and www.nccn.org (NCCN).

 

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