Dietary advice for haematology patients with neutropenia

INTRODUCTION
We hope that you find this booklet helpful. It is one in a series that
we have written for people affected by a blood cancer, or related
condition. The full range of our booklets is listed on the back cover.
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treatment are there? What is right for me? What are the side effects?
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CONTENTS
My details 3
Introduction 4
Introduction to neutropenia 6
Food safety 8
Food safety advice if your neutrophil
count is below 2.0 x 10 9 /litre 12
Further food safety advice for a
neutrophil count below 0.5 x 10 9 /litre 14
Dietary advice after your stem
cell transplant 16
Poor appetite 17
Help and support 20
Feedback form 22
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