A portacath is a combination of a portal and a catheter. It is a small piece of medical equipment that can make receiving frequent doses of intravenous (IV) therapy over a long period easier for ...

Factors associated with the prescription of antidepressive medication in breast cancer patients: A rehabilitation perspective. Background: otally implanted venous access systems (portacath) are ...

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This study compared different ways of giving chemotherapy. It recruited people who had chemotherapy using devices called portacaths and central lines to look at the overall health and cost benefit.

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Point-of-care (POC) ultrasound is helping to improve the quality of life for metastatic breast cancer patients in the West Midlands thanks to the fundraising efforts of Breast Friends Solihull and the ...

Our patient was a 66-year-old woman who presented with a reported 6-month history of an enlarging ulcerating mass replacing the entire left breast, with drainage of purulent, foul-smelling fluid. A ...

A four-year-old boy who lost his vision in one eye due to a benign brain tumour is attempting a "slideathon" to raise cash for a children's hospital. Larsen Roberts, from Nottingham, is having ...