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What type of cancer usually causes sepsis?
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Not Cancer-Specific: Sepsis occurs when an infection enters the bloodstream, affecting many vital organs. The origin of the infection may be due to any number of different infections, ie pneumonia, utis, diverticulitis, etc. Cancer and its treatment may predispose people to develop these serious infections, but does not directly cause them.
Answered 12/9/2013
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Sepsis and cancers: Sepsis is usually a function of low white count as a result of cytotoxic chemotherapy effect on bone marrow. Saying that patients with leukemias like cll, AML are prone to sepsis. Melanoma pts getting high dose il2 therapy are susceptible. Rituxan (rituximab) and other b-cell depleting drugs also increase that risk. Usually growth factors are used to avoid neutropenia and its ass. Complications like sepsis.
Answered 7/1/2014
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