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A port is more correctly known as a "totally implantable venous access device". They are also commonly referred to as a Portacath or Chemo port. Brand names include Eco Port, Clip-a-Port, SmartPort, Microport, Bardport, PowerPort, Passport, Port-a-Cath, Infuse-a-Port, Medi-Port, and Bioflo.
Once implanted, the port is accessed via noncoring "Huber" needles inserted through the skin. The health care provider may need to use topical anesthetic before accessing the port. Ports can be used for medications, chemotherapy, and blood.
The word chemotherapy without a modifier usually refers to cancer treatment, but its historical meaning was broader. The term was coined in the early 1900s by Paul Ehrlich as meaning any use of chemicals to treat any disease (chemo-+ -therapy), such as the use of antibiotics (antibacterial chemotherapy). [194]
While the Princess of Wales didn't share specifics, the Cleveland Clinic defines a chemo port as a small implantable device, attached to a vein, which can be used to give treatments including ...
Talking to Katherine Field, 45, who was wearing a cold cap during her chemotherapy session to preserve her hair, the princess gestured to her own arm and chest to discuss the “port” mechanism ...
The Princess of Wales carried out a moving public engagement today as she visited the hospital where she received her cancer treatment last year. Kate, who has said she is now in remission, spoke ...
A Hickman line is a central venous catheter most often used for the administration of chemotherapy or other medications, as well as for the withdrawal of blood for analysis. Some types are used mainly for the purpose of apheresis or dialysis.
Kate spoke with patient Katherine Field about the chemotherapy port that's used to deliver the treatment, saying, "I got so attached to it," and joking that she was almost reluctant to have it ...