Support/Patient Stories Archives | Clearity Foundation

From diagnosis through survivorship: Mindfulness can help people cope with cancer
Research has shown mindful meditation can reduce stress, relieve pain.

November 29, 2023 9:00 am

Clearity offers psychosocial support to caregivers through our Steps Through OC program. If you would like personal one-to-one assistance with the stress and challenges associated with caring for a loved one with an ovarian cancer diagnosis, our team of OC … Read more

Clinical trial gives women with gene mutation power over disease

September 8, 2023 9:00 am

Shared by Norma Rabago

When Juana Padron, a 40-year-old mother of four, chose to have a genetic test, going against her friends and family’s advice was the last thing on her mind.

Padron’s aunt died from breast cancer, and she … Read more

Financial Navigation Can Reduce the Financial Toxicity of Cancer Care

April 21, 2023 9:00 am

Clearity’s Perspective: Ask your health care team if they have a social worker, financial navigator, patient navigator, or nurse navigator who can help you manage the financial impacts of cancer. See Clearity’s Information and Support Resources for national organizations that … Read more

‘Disenchanted’ Star And Passionate Cancer Advocate Patrick Dempsey Reminds Caregivers To ‘Take Care Of Yourself’

November 26, 2022 2:29 pm

by Teaganne Finn

Actor Patrick Dempsey, 56, has a warm message for all the cancer caregivers— take care of yourself, too. The Greys Anatomy star knows first hand how taxing it can be as a caregiver for a sick loved … Read more

My Experience Enrolling in a Cancer Clinical Trial: The Verdict Is ‘Yes’

January 26, 2022 10:19 am

by Julie S. Brokaw

A patient with ovarian cancer describes how she enrolled in a clinical trial, and how it has given her a renewed sense of hope that she may find a successful treatment option.

To find clinical trials,

Luci Berardi: Writing a New Chapter on Ovarian Cancer

April 15, 2021 10:30 am

Luci Berardi had known for three months that something was wrong. As a yoga practitioner and instructor, she was very much in tune with her body, and the changes she was noticing were odd and disconcerting.

First there was the … Read more

Kristen’s Story: Holding On to Hope

March 25, 2021 3:00 pm

October of 2019, I had my initial tumor removal via an oophorectomy. My oncologist was extremely empathetic and insisted that all measures would be taken to preserve my fertility given my age. However, on November 13, 2019, three weeks following … Read more

Clearity Caregiver’s Week – Denise and Michelle’s Story

February 21, 2021 6:00 pm

Eleven years ago, my wife and I had the rug pulled out from under us. Michelle was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and we were thrust into a new, alien world—Michelle as patient, and me as caregiver—a role I frankly wasn’t … Read more

Clearity Caregiver’s Week: Laurie and Jason’s Story

February 18, 2021 2:00 am

When diagnosed, there’s so much to deal with. After years of warning signs and my primary care doctor treating me for a myriad of medical issues, I presented with excruciating torso and belly pain, a distended stomach & difficulty breathing … Read more

Claudia’s Story: Clearity Was My Rock!

November 23, 2020 5:54 pm

Like many women, Claudia knew something wasn’t quite right when she began to experience an unusual pain in her pelvic area and excessive sweating while at work. Later in the night, she ended up in the hospital with emergency surgery, … Read more

Writing With A Purpose

June 18, 2020 11:30 am

By sharing your story with Clearity, you are helping us inspire the people who support us, as well as those that we support. Your stories are truly a gift to us. They help us to educate women who can benefit … Read more

‘We Have a Job to Do’: Cancer Patients and Their Doctors Carry on With Clinical Trials During Covid-19

June 17, 2020 5:00 pm

By Elizabeth Cooney

Cancer isn’t waiting for Covid-19 to go away. Neither is Karen Howley.

Diagnosed two years ago with advanced ovarian cancer, Howley started on a new experimental drug in mid-March, just as coronavirus case counts were soaring in … Read more

Recognizing the Complexities of Caregiving

May 27, 2020 4:00 pm

This article touches on the complexities that come with being a caregiver to someone battling cancer, as well as the importance of support, not only for the person they are caring for, but for themselves. Our Steps Through OC program… Read more

Oncology Massage Therapy Shows Promise for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

February 10, 2020 10:00 am

By Kate O’Rourke

San Francisco—Results from a pilot study evaluating two treatment schedules of a standardized Swedish massage technique to treat chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) showed that both massage two and three times per week could reduce CIPN-related symptoms. The … Read more

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