Also called an implanted port, port-a-cath or medi-port, a chemo port has two parts: the port and the catheter. The port is a quarter-sized plastic or metal disc. (If you have the metal kind ...

You can usually begin chemo 2 days to a week after port insertion. But sometimes, people may begin chemo the same day the port is implanted. In general, chemo can affect how your body heals ...

JANUARY 1 — I am writing this column one-handed due to an IV port, from a hospital bed as ... there will be chemo every three weeks and on the seventh day of each cycle I will need to get ...

“Yes, I only have to do two rounds of chemo, but it’s still ... she got her chemotherapy port accessed, got MRIs and CT scans, and got an IV inserted. “I started hysterically crying because ...

Braun's recalled Infusomat IV pumps, despite workaround instructions provided by the company. (Josh Crabb/CBC) She said the issues were raised through labour relations officers and workplace health ...