Father’s death led UNC researcher to seek treatments for pancreatic cancer

Father’s death led UNC researcher to seek treatments for pancreatic cancer

By Jennifer Fernandez Finding a way to fight pancreatic cancer is personal for Kirsten Bryant. She was studying cell biology at Cornell University and considering cancer research during the last year of getting her doctorate in 2013 when her father died from pancreatic cancer.  “After going through the process of treatment with him and realizing how few options there were for pancreatic cancer patients … I felt like I was in a position to potent…

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