Mpox (monkeypox) 101: Insights for cancer patients and caregivers
Last updated Dec. 1, 2022.
If you’ve seen the headlines about mpox (formerly called monkeypox) and are wondering if you need to be concerned, you’re not alone.
To learn more about this contagious disease, we went to Chief Infection Control Officer Roy Chemaly, M.D. Here’s what he wants cancer patients and their caregivers to know about mpox, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global health emergency...
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