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Interview with Dr. Lillian Siu

Lillian Siu sitting in an office

Medical Oncologist
Princess Margaret Hospital
Professor of Oncology

Interview Questions
About Dr. Siu
(Time: 16sec )
How did you initially become interested in cancer research?
(Time: 1min 23sec )
How did you become interested in anticancer drug development?
(Time: 1min 39sec )
What are clinical trials?
(Time: 1min 5sec )
What are the phases of clinical trials and what occurs in each phase?
(Time: 2min 33sec )
What are the main barriers to enrollment of patients in clinical trials?
(Time: 2min 14sec )
How can clinicians overcome the fear patients have of being a 'guinea pig'?
(Time: 2min 13sec )
How are patients in clinical trials assured they are getting the best possible care?
(Time: 1min 22sec )
Do patients benefit in the short term from participating in a clinical trial?
(Time: 1min 6sec )
What is being done to accelerate the pace of cancer drug development (and clinical trials)?
(Time: 2min 18sec )
How has the introduction of targeted cancer therapy impacted patient quality of live and survival?
(Time: 2min 7sec )
What do you foresee in the future in the area of personalized cancer treatments?
(Time: 2min 24sec )
Do you involve students in your research?
(Time: 57sec )
Do you have any advice for high school students interested in pursuing careers in research?
(Time: 1min 28sec )
Do you have any advice for college students interested in pursuing careers in research?
(Time: 40sec )

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