On a relatively warm winter’s day on February 23, 2023, Mark Clausen of Dennis got in the car for what he thought would be a routine doctor’s appointment.

After both being diagnosed with breast cancer just three months apart, Mark and Joanna Clausen turned their hardship into a mission by helping others in their community.

Dressed in pink, pickleball players sign in. The fifth annual Pink Ribbon Pickleball fundraiser was held Thursday, Oct. 2 at Flax Pond Recreation Area in South Yarmouth. This year's theme was rodeo. More than 100 pickleball players from around the Cape participated in the event that raises funds for Cape Wellness Collaborative, a non-profit organization that provides free integrative therapies, nutritious meals and emotional support to those in the community with cancer. Last

It’s a stereotype that has more than a ring of truth to it: men are less likely to regularly visit the doctor, more reluctant to pay attention to warning signs, and less likely to seek peer support after a cancer diagnosis. That’s why Cape Wellness Collaborative is establishing a first-in-the-region monthly support group designed for men in any stage of their cancer journey, whether they’re recently diagnosed, undergoing treatment or living in remission.

When the Cape Cod Women’s Music Festival kicked off in 2012 to recognize local talent and raise money for families facing cancer, pop star Meghan Trainor was first up.

Carol Bosco Baumann came on as CEO at the Cape Wellness Collaborative six months ago. We met recently at Bamboo to get acquainted and discuss what the organization is doing these days.

Cape Wellness Collaborative (CWC), a Cape Cod-based 501(c)(3) offering free-of-charge integrative wellness therapies and support for residents of Cape Cod and the Islands facing cancer, raised over $150,000 at its Masquerade Gala on October 25, 2024, at the Pelham House Resort in Dennis Port, Massachusetts. The fundraiser, which exceeded its fundraising goal, primarily supported CWC’s Wellness Care program, which offers funds for free integrative therapies like acupuncture, m

Decked out in a fringe vest, Debbie Jenkins, of Harwich, reaches out to return a ball in pickleball action. The fourth annual Pink Ribbon Pickleball fundraiser was held Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Flax Pond Recreation Area in South Yarmouth. This year's theme was Flower Power. Each year women pickleball players from around the Cape gather at the South Yarmouth pickleball courts to fundraise for Cape Wellness Collaborative, a non-profit organization that provides free integrative the

Breast cancer messes with your body, but also your mind. First, there’s the shock of diagnosis. “The news can be quite devastating. There are so many thoughts that begin to surface for people, and, at times, it can be very difficult to focus or to comprehend the information that the medical team is reviewing with them,” said Judith Pregot, LICSW, OSW-C, MSW, M.ED, CGCS, a certified oncology social worker (OSW-C) with Davenport-Mugar Cancer Center in Hyannis. “Just hearing the

Cape Cod's oldest thrift store has a new home and new life in Sandwich, where shoppers are finding treasures that support a good cause.

In 2019, Nantucket Bake Shop’s Louise Hubbard was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that forms in plasma cells in bone marrow. In April 2022, nearly three years after her diagnosis, Hubbard was chosen to join a trial for CAR (chimeric antigen receptor) T-cell therapy at Massachusetts General Hospital. But between going back and forth to Boston and developing side effects like plantar fasciitis (an inflammation of the plantar fascia that causes sharp pain in the

Cape Wellness Collaborative moved from Hyannis to South Yarmouth last week.

The show must go on! And while this year’s “Dancing With the Docs” fundraiser may have to be completely virtual, it’s also an all-star edition.

While they specialize in saving lives, nine Cape physicians will soon waltz, salsa and samba their way across the dance floor for a good cause.