Discussing clinical trials with young cancer patients can be tricky; are there certain strategies that can be implemented to help clinicians engage with younger patients more easily? In this interview, Verna Lavender, PhD, PGCHTE, RGN, of Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK, discusses tactics that could be used to help build rapport and dialogue with young patients. This interview was recorded at the 2017 National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Conference in Liverpool, UK.