what made you want to study cancer

Question: what made you want to study cancer
- Keywords:
  cancer,
  education,
  inspiration,
  study
Asked by Unicorn lady333 to Alex on 13 Nov 2014. This question was also asked by naruto.
- Alex Pool answered on 13 Nov 2014:
  
  I went into science wanting to be a forensic scientist, so someone who uses science to solve crimes. In my first year of university my best friend died of cancer, we started to study the biology behind it and I found it fascinating so I specialised in cancer research instead.

Question: what made you want to study cancer