Doctor Successfully Removing Pieces of Port-A-Cath From Heart
Treating Ventricular Tachycardia A patient with history of metastatic lung cancer and prior port-a-cath insertion presented with palpitations and chest pain and was found to have non-sustained ventricular tachycardia. Coronary…
Pancreatic cancer survivor who’s defying the odds after 11 years
On this journey, you are never alone. Check out the amazing story of Elizabeth O'Connor, Stage IV pancreatic cancer survivor, who has been been defying the odds for more than…
5 Ways to Sleep Better When You Have a Chemo Port
It can be tricky to sleep with a chemo port on your body, here are some tips to help you. Trying to find a comfortable way to sleep can be…
Cancer Moonshot Initiative
On this journey, you are never alone. In February 2022, the Biden Administration announced that it was reigniting the Cancer Moonshot Initiative. The goal of the initiative is to reduce…
Here is a Cancer Survivor Support Group
On this journey, you are never alone. At our organization, we are devoted to building a community of unyielding support for individuals with cancer. By standing together and refusing to…
Catheter Rupture Is Due to Material Fatigue of the Implanted Silicone Catheters
American Journal of Roentgenology - September 2017, Volume 209, Number 3 This letter to the editor from Moritz Wildgruber, one of the most senior researchers on the subject of the…
Material Failure of Silicone Catheter Lines: A Retrospective Review of Partial and Complete Ruptures in 553 Patients
American Journal of Roentgenology. February 2017, Volume 208, Number 2 A cohort study that looked at the frequency and outcome of material failure of the silicone catheter lines of port…
Mechanic and surface properties of central-venous port catheters after removal
A comparison of polyurethane and silicon rubber materials.
Outcomes following port-a-cath placement in the Medicare population
Surgery Open Science - Volume 3, January 2021 The most comprehensive cohort study to be completed on the long-term complication profile associated with implanted port placement, “Outcomes following port-a-cath placement in…