Overexpression of c-MYC regulates tumor metabolism in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Here the authors identify ELOVL6, a fatty acid elongase regulated by c-MYC, as a potential ...

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 ...

You’ll get radiation therapy over several weeks. Chemotherapy, or chemo, means using chemicals for treatment. For cancer, the medicines attack and kill fast-growing cells, like cancer cells.

At MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, robots are assisting pharmacists with mixing and delivering some of the most common chemotherapy drugs to cancer patients. NBC News’ Anne Thompson has ...

One of those lesser-known struggles is a condition known as chemo mouth, a painful side effect of chemotherapy and radiation. For some, chemo mouth can result in mouth sores and other ...

A chemotherapy port (also known as a chemo port) is a small device placed under the skin that is attached to a vein in the chest to deliver chemotherapy drugs to the body. Without a port, a new ...

Chemotherapy drugs given into a vein (intravenous) are usually given by nurses in a chemotherapy day unit. The nurses will: The nurses try to make sure the unit has a calm atmosphere and the ...

A central line is a long, thin, hollow tube that can be used to give chemotherapy or other treatments. Central lines are also called skin-tunnelled central venous catheters. Or you may hear them ...