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 ...

A chemotherapy (chemo) port is a small device implanted just under the skin in the chest. It’s usually placed on the right side, near a major vein called the vena cava, and is used to administer ...

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 ...

Cancer treatment often involves numerous blood draws. Additionally, if you undergo chemotherapy treatment, you may need to have it administered through a vein. Over time, it can be painful to be ...

Ten-year relative suvival for ovarian cancer. Background: When GOG 172 showed a benefit to intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy as frontline treatment for advanced ovarian cancer, our division adopted IP ...