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Chemotherapy is the use of medicine to kill cancer cells. These anticancer medicines are usually given as an intravenous (or IV) infusion where they drip into the blood stream at a steady prescribed rate. Repeated needle sticks into the veins, can cause the veins to scar or weaken—making them unusable for repeated, long-term use.
An alternative is the insertion of a central venous catheter, or CVC. The CVC is surgically implanted into a large vein in ... more
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