Communication gaps among clinicians may limit conversations about prognosis, hospice

October 16, 2024 9:00 am

Clearity’s Perspective: As this article highlights, it is important to know that you can bring up questions or concerns related to your prognosis with someone on your care team. Instead of waiting for the doctor to bring this topic up, Read more

Conversation with an End-of-Life Doula

October 10, 2024 9:00 am

Danielle Peterson, Clearity’s Director of Education, talks with End-of-Life Doula, Vanessa Johnson, about planning for end-of-life, considerations for a ‘good death,’ and how she compassionately meets individuals and families at the end of life.

To watch the video of the … Read more

Balancing Hope and Reality After a Cancer Diagnosis

September 6, 2024 9:00 am

by Barbra Williams Cosentino

If your doctor said, “I’m very sorry, but your cancer is terminal,” you’d obviously be devastated. What if she then added, “The prognosis is that you have about six months left, but with treatments we can … Read more

Stigmas About Palliative Care Are Harming Our Seriously Ill Patients

July 10, 2024 9:00 am

by Stephen “Fred” Divers, MD, Chief Medical Officer & Julia Frydman, MD, Medical Director for Palliative Care

“I wish we had done this sooner.” This is something that we hear a lot from our patients and their families when they … Read more

One Patient Changed This Oncologist’s View of Hope. Here’s How.

June 12, 2024 9:00 am

By Sharon Worcester, MA

CHICAGO — Carlos, a 21-year-old, lay in a hospital bed, barely clinging to life. Following a stem cell transplant for leukemia, Carlos had developed a life-threatening case of graft-vs-host disease.

But Carlos’ mother had faith.

“I … Read more

Study reveals no survival benefit from systemic therapy in very advanced solid tumors

May 17, 2024 9:00 am

Clearity’s Perspective: Clearity knows that making decisions about continuing treatment when facing advanced ovarian cancer is complicated. Given the difficulty of these decisions, this article suggests having goals-of-care conversations with your medical providers when deciding whether or not to continue Read more

Integrating Acupuncture Into a Cancer Treatment Plan

September 27, 2023 9:00 am

Key Points:

  • Acupuncture is a medical technique rooted in Chinese medicine that has beenused for millennia to improve health and well-being.
  • Despite growing interest and increasing evidence for its effectiveness in reducing symptom burden, the use of acupuncture remains low
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Guideline addresses use of integrative therapies for cancer-related pain management

November 30, 2022 3:07 pm

by Jennifer Byrne

A new clinical practice guideline jointly published by ASCO and Society for Integrative Oncology addresses the potential role of integrative pain management techniques in management of cancer-related pain in adults.

“Patients with cancer, as well as cancer … Read more

A Rising Trend in Cancer Care Targets Physical, Existential Threats Patients Confront

May 6, 2019 6:00 pm

By Sarah Elizabeth Richards

Photo: Diagnosed with terminal metastatic breast cancer, Tori Geib started seeing a palliative care coach in Columbus, Ohio. She says the treatment helped improve the quality of her life. (Matt Vojacek)

When Tori Geib learned she … Read more

Palliative Care May Improve Survival, Quality of Life in Advanced Cancer

January 14, 2019 5:30 pm
By Brielle Benyon Recent research found that outpatient palliative care improved survival and quality of life in patients with advanced cancer. Palliative care may boost survival in patients with advanced cancer, according to recent research conducted at Tulane University. “If… Read more