Ward Cheskey follows up routinely with his oncologist, Heidi McKean after being diagnosed with rectal cancer in 2023.

Most people receive chemotherapy intravenously, which means directly into a vein. Although IV chemo is effective, it can also be painful due to the insertion of needles and IV ports. The ...

She went through brutal rounds of chemotherapy, trying multiple drug combinations, but nothing was working. “IV chemo was horrible,” she says. “I lost my hair, I gained weight, and I felt ...

The provincial cancer agency is halting its use of an infusion pump line, due to concerns over leakage and heightened risk of ...

or chemo, means using chemicals for treatment. For cancer, the medicines attack and kill fast-growing cells, like cancer cells. You may get pills, shots, or intravenous (IV) chemo. It has side ...

Manitoba's cancer authority has stopped using an infusion pump line — made by a company whose IV pumps have been the subject ...

Medicare covers prescribed chemotherapy drugs. How and where a person receives chemotherapy helps determine which Medicare part provides the coverage. When a person receives a cancer diagnosis ...