Chemo Treatment Port

I need as much info as possible about a Q Port inserted in the arm of a chemo patient. I haven't been able to find much about it on the internet. Links would be very helpful since I will be fwd-ing all info to my aunt.

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Mma_mom - hereis one link that might help you:

FAQ About Ports (Medi-ports)
http://www.cancerlynx.com/ports.html

I'm not able to fimd much about a "Q Port" specifically either. This makes me wonder if it's not mis-spelled or different than what you are calling it. Some of the common port types I see are:

Port-A-Cath, BardPort, PassPort, Medi-port
from http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_1_4X_What_Are_The_Differ ent_Ways_To_Take_Chemotherapy.asp

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