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 ...

Many factors can influence a doctor’s decision on when to begin chemo after you have a port placed. These can include: A port, or port-a-cath, is a type of central venous catheter (CVC ...

Both remember the port-a-cath, the chemotherapy, and the doctor's appointments. Dorian wore a hat in his first and second-grade school pictures since he didn't have any hair. Still: "It never ...