Mother diagnosed with rare cancer during pandemic urges people to get checked

Heather Hackney was diagnosed with a rare cancer in 2020 (Heather Hackney/PA) -

A mother who was diagnosed with a rare cancer during the pandemic has urged people to always get things checked if they do not feel right.

Heather Hackney, 38, from York, welcomed research into leiomyosarcoma and said further study is important to help others like her in the future.