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Doctors Making A DifferenceLMC #46 | Bridging Science and Survival with Dr. Heather Hayenga | Living with Metastatic Cancer SeriesHeather Hayenga never set out to study cancer. Her career began in cardiovascular research, fueled by the sudden loss of her father to a heart attack at just 52. But in 2013, everything changed when Heather herself was diagnosed with solitary fibrous tumor, a rare and aggressive cancer.In this powerful conversation, Heather opens up about:How personal tragedy inspired her early work in cardiovascular modelingThe pivot from heart disease to oncology after her own diagnosisDeveloping CRISPR-based, RNA-targeting, and immunotherapy approaches in her labBalancing life as a mom, professor, and patient while paving new pathways in rare cancer...
2025-08-2836 min