After going through 14 rounds of chemotherapy to treat triple-negative breast cancer, I made a list of nine items I’m happy I had with me in the chemo chair. I celebrated my 29th birthday just weeks ...

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, don’t ...

When I learned I have cancer, my world was thrown into the realm of “I'm dying.” At that second, I started remembering everything. Images began appearing in flashes — people ...

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 ...

A chemotherapy pump is a device that dispenses chemotherapy drugs at a slow, controlled rate into the body. Portable versions of these devices can allow a person to receive chemo in the comfort of ...

MILFORD AND THE PORT AWAITING MEDICINE ON HER CHEST. THOSE ARE TELLS OF THE FIGHT. CARLY SOUTH IS IN, OTHERWISE GIVEN HER ATTITUDE, HER DEMAND TO DO BURPEES ARMS UP. YOU’D NEVER THINK CANCER IS GOING ...