{"id":2753,"date":"2017-06-21T03:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T08:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=2753"},"modified":"2017-06-15T10:45:35","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T15:45:35","slug":"taking-care-of-yourself-important-safety-reminders-about-your-cancer-compromised-immune-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/21\/taking-care-of-yourself-important-safety-reminders-about-your-cancer-compromised-immune-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking Care of Yourself: Important Safety Reminders About Your Cancer-Compromised Immune System"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2245\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2245\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2245\" src=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/red-white-blood-cells.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"259\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keep in Mind Your Immune System<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When you&#8217;re undergoing <a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancer treatment<\/a>, it demands the full attention of your immune system, leaving the door open for bacteria and other germs to sneak in. Use these <a style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: verdana;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/treatment\/survivorship-during-and-after-treatment\/staying-active\/nutrition\/nutrition-during-treatment\/weak-immune-system.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">food-handling tips<\/a> to reduce the risk of disease and infection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food Preparation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wash hands thoroughly with warm, soapy water before and after food prep and before eating.<\/li>\n<li>Keep foods at the proper temperature. Hot foods should be above 140\u00b0 F, while cold foods should be below 40\u00b0 F.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t thaw proteins at room temperature. Use a microwave or place them in the refrigerator with a pan to catch drips.<\/li>\n<li>Defrosted foods should be used right away and never refrozen.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t take chances. If any foods look, feel or smell strange, dispose of them immediately.<\/li>\n<li>Wash produce under running water using a vegetable scrubber. Don&#8217;t use soaps, bleaches or other chemical cleaning products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cooking<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Always use a clean spoon when tasting foods while cooking.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t guess when cooking meat. Use a food thermometer for accuracy. Beef should be cooked to 160\u00b0 F while poultry should be cooked to 180\u00b0 F.<\/li>\n<li>If your microwave doesn&#8217;t have a turntable, rotate the dish a quarter-turn a couple of times during cooking to ensure that food is evenly heated.<\/li>\n<li>When reheating leftovers, cover food with a lid or plastic wrap and stir frequently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Immunotherapy at Issels\u00ae: Personalized Non-Toxic Cancer Treatment <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immunotherapy treatment programs<\/a> are designed to boost your immune system, allowing it to fight cancer naturally. <a href=\"http:\/\/66.135.32.155\/issels\/Questionnaire\/request-issels-info.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit our website<\/a> to learn more about how our state-of-the-art cancer treatment has helped many patients achieve long-term remission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you&#8217;re undergoing cancer treatment, it demands the full attention of your immune system, leaving the door open for bacteria and other germs to sneak in. Use these food-handling tips to reduce the risk of disease and infection. Food Preparation Wash hands thoroughly with warm, soapy water before and after food prep and before eating. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/21\/taking-care-of-yourself-important-safety-reminders-about-your-cancer-compromised-immune-system\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Taking Care of Yourself: Important Safety Reminders About Your Cancer-Compromised Immune System<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[201,203,231,580,538,204,1],"tags":[229,597,220],"class_list":["post-2753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cancer-care-tips","category-cancer-research","category-cancer-survivors","category-cancer-treatment","category-immunotherapy-for-cancer","category-living-with-cancer","category-uncategorized","tag-advanced-cancer-treatment","tag-immune-system-compromise","tag-living-with-cancer"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2753"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2755,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2753\/revisions\/2755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}