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From Experience to Discovery: How Nutrition, Research, and Patient Data Are Powering the Next Breakthroughs

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From Experience to Discovery: How Nutrition, Research, and Patient Data Are Powering the Next Breakthroughs

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event Jan 29, 2026 / 01:00PM - 02:00PM EST
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Event Description

Can what you eat, and the supplements you take, really help change the course of MGUS or Smoldering Multiple Myeloma? What if the answers to which treatments will work best for your myeloma are hidden in your bone marrow biopsy slide? Michelle, a participant in the Nutrivention 2 study, will share her personal journey and why she chose to join this innovative research exploring whether diet and supplements can influence progression to active myeloma. We’ll also hear from Todd Foster, who will highlight other cutting-edge studies and patient surveys underway with leading investigators and walk through Cure Hub, HealthTree’s platform that helps patients find studies, track their health data, and play a direct role in accelerating myeloma research.

Schedule & Agenda

The panelist Cynthia Cahoon, RN
1:00 PM
Introductions
Cynthia Cahoon, RN

Cindy introduces the agenda of the event and featured speakers Todd Foster and Michelle Berrong

Event panelist Todd Foster and Michelle Berrong
1:05 PM
Presentation
Todd Foster and Michelle Berrong
Event panelist Audience
1:35 PM
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Audience

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Speakers & Moderators

The panelist Cynthia Cahoon, RN
Cynthia Cahoon, RN

Cynthia is a newborn ICU nurse by trade that has spent the last six years in the medical device industry educating nurses and doctors about devices that are new to their facility. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, traveling the world with her family, and creating Halloween animatronics for her annual front yard display. She has a passion for life-long learning and enjoys sharing what she learns with the people around her.

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The panelist Todd Foster
Todd Foster

Todd Foster is the Director of Digital Patient Engagement at HealthTree. He worked at MD Anderson Cancer Center for 12 years before helping myeloma patient, Jenny Ahlstrom, start up HealthTree. He specializes in patient experience, helping patients understand their options, and becoming decision makers with their care teams. Prior experience includes IT development projects at Intermountain HealthCare and UnitedHealthcare. Todd has a passion for using technology that can help patients have a better life, and along the way, help to further research for a cure.

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The panelist Michelle Berrong
Michelle Berrong

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This event is part of the Nutrition and Wellness group in HealthTree Connect, a social media platform for people with blood cancer. If you want to connect with other patients and caregivers and talk about this topic, join HealthTree Connect.

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