---
title: 'Episode 224: Clara Cirks - Living Through Cancer, The Power Of Storytelling, Finding Perspective'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/episode-224-clara-cirks-living-through-cancer-the-power-of-storytelling-finding-perspective'
show: 'People of Pathology Podcast'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/people-of-pathology-podcast'
published: '2026-01-26'
audio: 'https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2a6mb6qejpga7vyg/Clara_Cirksb3z2f.mp3'
---

# Episode 224: Clara Cirks - Living Through Cancer, The Power Of Storytelling, Finding Perspective

Today Dr Meredith Herman and I interview Clara Cirks. What we discuss with Clara: Clara’s journey with stage 4 lung cancer Using social media as advocacy and video journaling “Cancer questions with Clara” and cancer education on TikTok The …

## Summary

Today Dr Meredith Herman and I interview Clara Cirks.

What we discuss with Clara:

- Clara’s journey with stage 4 lung cancer

- Using social media as advocacy and video journaling

- “Cancer questions with Clara” and cancer education on TikTok

- The therapeutic power of storytelling

- Connecting patients, clinicians, and community

- Perspective from pathology: seeing the person behind the specimen

- Identity, survivorship, and living with cancer

- Disability, independence, and self-advocacy

- The impact of community events like the Above + Beyond Cancer Gala

- Why patient voices matter in medicine

Links for this episode:

[InVision from Cision Vision](https://demo.cisionvision.com/)

[The Path to PathA](http://www.thepathtopatha.com/)

[Pathologists' Assistant Shadowing Network](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14605997/)

[Health Podcast Network](https://healthpodcastnetwork.com/)

[ LabVine Learning](http://bit.ly/labvine)

[Dress A Med scrubs](https://dressamed.com/?rfsn=5044297.cb03eb&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=5044297.cb03eb)

Clara on [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@c_cirks?lang=en)

Clara on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/c_cirks/)

[Cure Today](https://www.curetoday.com/authors/clara-cirks)

[Living with Metastatic Lung Cancer: Clara’s Honest Take on Life and Treatment](https://thepatientstory.com/patient-stories/lung-cancer/metastatic-lung-cancer/clara-c/)

[Clara’s Story: Blood Donations Saved My Life](https://www.lifeservebloodcenter.org/donate-blood/who-youre-helping/clara/)

[Above + Beyond Cancer ](https://aboveandbeyondcancer.org/)

[Gilda's Club](https://www.cancersupportcommunity.org/)

People of Pathology Podcast:

[Twitter](https://twitter.com/peopleofpath)

[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/peopleofpath/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=87f3e0df-5864-418e-a5b3-5fdd260ba05b)