Cancer and strep A

We know that many parents and carers of children with cancer may be concerned about invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS), an infection caused by the group A streptococcus bacteria, which is also known as strep A.

If you’re looking for information on strep A in children with cancer, we recommend visiting the CCLG (Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group) website, which has advice on:

symptoms of mild strep A infections, iGAS and scarlet fever
treatment of strep A infections in children with cancer
preventing children with cancer from getting strep A infections.

Find out more on the CCLG website.

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