Hi alex, why was it u chose to study cancer? and what would you so with the £500? what encouraged you to be a

Question: Hi alex, why was it u chose to study cancer? and what would you so with the £500? what encouraged you to be a scientist? and could your product save lives?
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Asked by hamcha to Alex on 20 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by solarstar54, milldred.
- Alex Davenport answered on 20 Jun 2011:
  
  I kind of fell into cancer really. I studied the immune system and defence against disease and Cancer is a well funded area of this! So its seemed to make sense!
  I was encouraged to become a scientist by my thirst for knowledge and I just didnt want to get stuck in a desk job like a lot of my friends. Yes, what we work on has the potential to save a lot of lives in the future. Possibly millions! But then again, nothing might come from it…actually thats not true…Science always yields something, even if its knowledge that your particular drug doesnt work, or only aspects of it do.

Question: Hi alex, why was it u chose to study cancer? and what would you so with the £500? what encouraged you to be a scientist? and could your product save lives?