Over twenty-three years ago, I was involved in working with the Women's Healthy Eating & Living (WHEL) Study coordinated by the University of California, San Diego Cancer Center. The WHEL study, a multi-site controlled clinical trial, investigated the effect of diet on the recurrence of breast cancer. Early on at UCSD, night after night, I would sit in my cubicle and talk with women who had been diagnosed with breast cancer strategizing as to how best adhere to particular dietary goals. Years later, I worked directly with these women at UCSF and Stanford completing their periodic assessments and teaching monthly cooking classes. Through this work, I learned about their lives, their families, and eating habits. It was these women, WHEL study participants, who guided me in developing my passion for helping those with cancer. I will always be grateful for the WHEL study - my co-workers and the participants, who led me to fight for the cause. And I'm honored to have continued working with some of these women to this day.