Nearly 17% of oncology nurses working in ambulatory settings are unintentionally exposed to chemotherapy. Medscape Medical News
Nearly 17% of oncology nurses working in ambulatory settings are unintentionally exposed to chemotherapy. Medscape Medical News
Nearly 17% said the highly toxic drugs had come into contact with their skin or eyes
Unintentional chemotherapy exposure can affect the nervous system or reproductive system.
LiveScience.com - Nurses treating cancer patients risk being exposed to chemotherapy drugs and their toxic effects, according to a new study.
The results show that nearly 17 percent of nurses working in centers where outpatient chemotherapy infusions are administered reported being exposed on their skin or eyes to the drugs.
Unintentional chemotherapy exposure can affect the nervous system,
Accidental exposure to highly toxic chemotherapy drugs is common among cancer nurses in the United States, a new study finds. Researchers surveyed 1,339 oncology nurses in one state who work in outpatient chemotherapy infusion centers and found that nearly 17 percent said their skin or eyes had been exposed to the drugs.
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