Helping chemotherapy patients protect their family members and caregivers from exposure to cytotoxic chemotherapy drugs.

1. Chemotherapy
Safety at Home
What you need to know to keep your family and caregivers safe.
Presented by the
Cytotoxic Safety Council

2. Most Chemo Drugs Are Safe
www.CytotoxicSafety.org/problem-chemo-drugs
27 chemo drugs are
Cytotoxic and are
known to cause
DNA damage

3. Cytotoxic Chemo Drugs
Patients excrete in their urine and feces
ACTIVE Cytotoxic Drugs
• After EACH chemo treatment
• For an average of 24 to 48* hours
*Depending on the drugs used

4. Problem Chemo Drugs
These six common chemotherapy drugs are on
our list 27 Problem Chemo Drugs.
See if your drugs are on our list of Problem Chemo Drugs:
www.CytotoxicSafety.org/problem-chemo-drugs

5. Health Experts Know
Learn more at:
www.cytotoxicsafety.org/cytotoxic-chemicals-findings-fact
Cancer  Miscarriage  Birth Defects
The risks of exposure are well-documented:

6. Extreme safety precautions are followed by:
• Manufacturers
• Pharmacists
• Nurses
• Cleaning Staff
Workers Are Protected
Learn more about U.S. government regulations:
www.cytotoxicsafety.org/osha-niosh-joint-commission

7. “Any discharge of genotoxic waste
into the environment would have
disastrous ecological consequences.”
World Health Organization
Read the full report:
www.cytotoxicsafety.org/
chemo-drug-dangers-confirmed-by-world-health-organization

8. The Danger at Home
Family members and caregivers are at risk
during the 24-48 hour “danger period.”
See if your drugs are on our
list of Problem Chemo Drugs:
www.CytotoxicSafety.org/problem-chemo-drugs
Pregnant women and
children are particularly
vulnerable.

9. The Environmental Danger
Septic systems and waste water treatment
plants FAIL at destroying cytotoxic drugs.
Cytotoxic chemicals are migrating
INTACT into our water supplies.
Learn about recent studies at:
www.cytotoxicsafety.org/protect-the-environment

10. Patients Do Not Know
Cytotoxic human waste is not
currently regulated.
This creates a gap where
patients are not told about
the extreme and often times
irreversible effects of
exposure.

11. Pending R.I. Legislation
With your help we can close the regulation gap and
give patients the information and tools they need.
Please use our form to email your
legislators and urge them to support
these important reforms:
www.cytotoxicsafety.org/
change-the-law-to-protect-our-water-supply

12. Please Share on Social Media
Help build awareness about this important issue.
Visit us online to learn more
about the dangers of Cytotoxic
chemotherapy drugs:
www.cytotoxicsafety.org
Thank you for your support!