How soon you can start chemotherapy after having your port placed can depend on certain factors, including the urgency in beginning treatment and your recovery following port insertion. You can ...

Care teams often implant a chemo port into patients with cancer to provide easy access for blood draws and to deliver treatments such as chemotherapy and antibiotics. Here, as part of its Heal at Home ...

"I’m really excited,” said Isabella, 19, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor in October 2023 It’s the home stretch for Isabella Strahan as she gets her chemotherapy port removed after finishing ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I had a port put in for chemotherapy. I have a red scar on my chest and a smaller one near my collarbone. None of the nurses have seen one placed in the neck before. Was mine put in ...

Systemic chemotherapy is when chemotherapy drugs travel throughout your body. This type of chemotherapy can be given intravenously or orally. Chemotherapy, or “chemo,” is a type of cancer treatment ...

Actress Rozlyn Khan’s journey with Stage 4 breast cancer has been anything but ordinary. And now that her chemo port was finally removed, she feels it is a symbolic yet deeply emotional turning point ...

I recently said goodbye to my oncologist of five years now that I have no evidence of colorectal cancer; it's time to let go. I remember six years ago laying on a stretcher in an operating room ...

Intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy is a type of ovarian cancer treatment in which chemo drugs are directly pumped into your belly cavity (also called peritoneal cavity). When you get chemo this way, it ...

The Princess of Wales also spoke about how she received treatment "quietly and privately" Janine Henni is a Royals Staff Writer for PEOPLE Digital, covering modern monarchies and the world's most ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach: I had a port put in for chemotherapy. I have a red scar on my chest and a smaller one near my collarbone. None of ...