{"slug":"hepatitis-b","tag":"hepatitis-b","variants":["hepatitis-b"],"description":"No description yet","count":1,"kinds":{"protocol":1},"related":[{"slug":"infection-prevention","tag":"infection-prevention","shared":1},{"slug":"protocol","tag":"protocol","shared":1}],"records":[{"id":"hepatitis-b-screening-and-reactivation-prophylaxis","kind":"protocol","name":"Hepatitis B testing before cancer treatment and prevention of reactivation","route":"/protocols/hepatitis-b-screening-and-reactivation-prophylaxis/","tldr":"Hepatitis B can sleep in the liver for years and wake up when cancer treatment weakens the immune system, sometimes damaging the liver badly. A blood test before treatment finds people at risk. Those who have it, or have had it and get high-risk treatment such as rituximab or a stem cell transplant, take an antiviral tablet during and for at least a year after treatment, or are checked closely."}]}