CancerQuest | Interview with Dr. Lillian Siu

Dr. Lillian Siu
Medical Oncologist
Princess Margaret Hospital
Professor of Oncology
University of Toronto

Questions and Answers

	About Dr. Siu(Time: 0 min 16 sec)
	How did you initially become interested in cancer research?(Time: 1 min 23 sec)
	How did you become interested in anticancer drug development?(Time: 1 min 39 sec)
	What are clinical trials?(Time: 1 min 05 sec)
	What are the phases of clinical trials and what occurs in each phase?(Time: 2 min 33 sec)
	What are the main barriers to enrollment of patients in clinical trials?(Time: 2 min 14 sec)
	How can clinicians overcome the fear patients have of being a 'guinea pig'?(Time: 2 min 13 sec)
	How are patients in clinical trials assured they are getting the best possible care?(Time: 1 min 22 sec)
	Do patients benefit in the short term from participating in a clinical trial?(Time: 1 min 06 sec)
	What is being done to accelerate the pace of cancer drug development (and clinical trials)?(Time: 2 min 18 sec)
	How has the introduction of targeted cancer therapy impacted patient quality of live and survival?(Time: 2 min 07 sec)
	What do you foresee in the future in the area of personalized cancer treatments?(Time: 2 min 24 sec)
	Do you involve students in your research?(Time: 0 min 57 sec)
	Do you have any advice for high school students interested in pursuing careers in research?(Time: 1 min 28 sec)
	Do you have any advice for college students interested in pursuing careers in research?(Time: 0 min 40 sec)