For patients with cancer, having a PICC or port can be convenient, but I got it removed the moment I was allowed to. One of the first decisions you’ll have to make after receiving a diagnosis of ...

"I have a PICC line within my arm that dispenses medication for my heart. I needed an effective way to prevent the line from twisting and kinking," said an inventor, from Parish, N.Y., "so I invented ...

Breast cancer treatments such as chemotherapy usually require frequent blood tests and usually need to be given through your vein, or through IVs. It can become painful to be repeatedly poked with ...

Care+Wear, a startup that’s developed a range of clothing items to improve the quality of life for people with ports and PICC lines, or peripherally inserted central catheter, to deliver medications ...

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 ...