• Question: why do you like being a cancer researcher?

    Asked by Lilster to Matt, Samantha, Deborah, Adele, Adam on 10 Jun 2017. This question was also asked by Radhiyah.
    • Photo: Matthew Lee

      Matthew Lee answered on 10 Jun 2017:

      The reason i like it so much is because it’s exciting and challenging! You get to learn new things every single day, some of the time it’s things no one else in the world knows! So it’s a bit like being an explorer and discovering new places but instead you’re discovering new information about cancer. Also i think some of the stuff cancer does is really blooming cool! Like, cancer cells can talk to other cells and tell them what to do, even though it’s things the other cells wouldn’t, and shouldn’t do. So cancer cells can tell immune cells (the cells that defend you from nasty things) to not kill them and instead to protect them from other immune cells – thats really cool!

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