1 Oncology Nursing, Systemic Treatment, and Evidence-Based Care Programs, Cancer Care Ontario; Occupational Health and Safety Department, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton; Pharmacy, Parkwood Hospital, St Joseph's Health Care, London; Division of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario; and Hematology Department, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
In caring for patients with cancer, health care workers may be exposed to cytotoxic agents. Recommendations are needed to mitigate potential risks for cancer and adverse reproductive outcomes associated with exposure.