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Unite to Nourish: Learning About Myeloproliferative Neoplasm (MPN) Nutrition

Program slides will be available on this page the day of the program.

Do you know which foods are important to eat when you're living with a myeloproliferative neoplasm (polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia or myelofibrosis)? This webinar will teach you: 

  • Why nutrition is important for people living with an MPN
  • Which foods and eating patterns may be helpful for people living with an MPN
  • How to manage side effects with nutrition
  • Which dietary changes can help reduce inflammation

Speakers

Heather Knutson, MS, RD, CSO, LD 
Nutrition Educator 
Nutrition Education Services Center 
Blood Cancer United

Ellie Darrow  
Nutrition Program Manager
Nutrition Education Services Center 
Blood Cancer United 

Want Additional Nutrition Support?

Our Nutrition Education Services Center offers free one-on-one nutrition consultations to patients and their caregivers, by telephone.

We invite you to schedule a telephone consultation with one of our registered dietitians. Our dietitians have expertise in adult and pediatric oncology nutrition.

 

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