The Reason Why Cancer is so Hard to Beat

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An undead city under siege, soldiers and police ruthlessly shooting down waves of zombies that flood from infected streets, trying to escape and infect more cities. This is what happens when your body fights cancer, more exciting than any movie.

How does this battle for survival unfold?

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[CC]

I am a cancer specialist and I approve of this story. The main thing I would suggest is that yes some immunotherapy is like "giving your building inspectors machine guns, " but I'd say that more of it is about getting rid of the fake building permits.

[KoneSkirata]

If my future kids one day can tell me "don't worry, it's just cancer", I'm gonna cry.

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Ive been fighting cancer now for 4 years, multiple skin grafts and may lose my arm. Still fighting 💪 but the struggle is real.

[starwaltz.]

my mom just passed from liver cancer a week ago. it was horribly dehumanizing, seeing her go from the fierce, strong woman she is to a fragile skeleton. It really broke my heart and it hurt even more knowing how much pain she went through in less than a year. This experience really just solidified my goal to become a specialist when I grow up and found a treatment that gives a 100% survival rate!

[elitoni]

I really appreciate how you‘re spreading information on cancer in such a comprehensive and visually stunning way, it‘s important that more people are educated on this topic.

[viggaandersson]

3 days after i turned 18 I discovered my tumor, and since I’ve been diagnosed with cancer I honestly thought I wouldn’t be able to graduate from high school, and that my life would be changed for good. But 3 months later tomorrow, I will be graduating, which is just unbelievable to me. I love watching your videos in these hard times, and it’s great that more people are better educated on this important topic now.

[MikeTXBC]

The scariest thing about cancer is that it's often incredibly difficult to detect. Sure, we have all sorts of tests that can identify cancer, but the fact is that in most cases you're not going to ask your doctor for those tests until symptoms have started appearing. Depending on what type of cancer it is, it may be too late to stop it at that point.

And yes, there are regular tests for specific types of cancer, like breast cancer or prostate cancer, but you'd never think think to screen for something like pancreatic cancer.

[Alex-hmnt]

My wife survived stage 3 stomach cancer (it had metastasized from her ovarian cancer from like 12 yrs prior, before I was in the picture). It got to the point where chemo/radiation stopped working, then put her on a clinical trial, which also didnt work. Then, as a "long shot", tried immunotherapy....and it worked! Shes the strongest person Ive ever known.

I highly recommend the Immune System book! Its a great read and its only barely scratching the surface of the topic. One part is kinda tough to get through, but its worth it!

[friendzonedguy]

I'm 33 y.o & been fighting stage 4 lung cancer for exactly 1 year this month. Cheers to human ingenuity and also to survive another year!! 🙌

[BKScience]

Cancer researcher here! Very good video on one of the hallmarks of cancer: Immune Escape. I'd like to point out that in this last stage of dangerous cancer, part of the immune system does more than just suppress T cells, they actually get their hands dirty with building tumor town too. In a real tumor, the majority of the occupants aren't necessarily cancer cells. The rest are either trying to restrain the tumor, or help it grow bigger as the cancer corrupts the functions of the "normal" cells. It is truly a story of duplicitous agents!

[ryancartwright]

When i was 17 after a four year struggle with leukemia my youngest brother passed, he was only 12. Hard to imagine he'd be 20 now and chugging beers with me and our other two brothers. I hope one day humanity will eliminate the injustice of cancer like we did snall pox, but untill then we'll pour one out for you Landon.

[theshumsshowforfun.]

12 years ago. My father had passed away after an intense battle with cancer (Specific one called: Bile Duct). It was a tough time for him even when first moved into Winnipeg, he had no way of getting his life free from it. To this day, and always I will miss him to my dearest heart. Happy Father’s Day everyone. And I miss you dad 😢❤

[larrywalsh]

When I had cancer in my left arm, the solution was quick, easy, and gruesome. They just chopped it out. I was in danger of losing my arm (or worse), but the surgery went well, despite the awful scar. I can still count to ten, I can still type, I'm alive and I don't have cancer - so that was a win.

[danielpirez]

My dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer 18 years ago. When they found it, they said he had to go to surgery immediately or it could be too late in a couple days. Today we are celebrating father's day and it's his first celebration as a grandpa, for i am a father myself now ❤

[Dpmgonewilder]

My mother passed away of pancreatic cancer on the 18th, I wish so deeply for us to have found a way to eliminate this terrible illness from the world. Thank you for the genuine informative video, and the hopeful outlook for the future.

[Hubythereal]

i can’t even imagine how it’s possible to talk about the world’s most dangerous disease like it’s a kid’s tale. this one is truly a masterpiece

[Jounzey]

As the son of a woman who was just declared cancer-free after half a year's treatment of breast cancer, it really does mean a lot to me that you're covering this topic so much, in an effort to help your viewers better understand this terrible condition, and with a bright note coming along with even the darkest chapters. Thank you so much!

[greall]

My sister was diagnosed with cancer in August 2021 and passed away in March 2022. This hit home hard. Thank you for your work with this series. It's much appreciated.

[jeffmcarthur]

I'm so glad to see you bringing up immunotherapy. While its recognition is recent, the theory has been around for decades. My best friend when I was a child in the '70s was one of the first test subjects of immunotherapy. He was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 6, and he was given six months to live. His mother took him to a therapist named Dr. Livingston in San Diego, who was experimenting with this new concept she called immunotherapy. The idea was pretty basic: she trained the immune system to fight the cancer cells by coating them with tuberculosis. As you point out in this video, cancer spreads by convincing the immune system that it isn't a threat. So her idea was to give it something that it knew to fight on top of what she wanted it to fight. The system worked much of the time. However, the AMA was too stubborn to take her work seriously, and they refused to recognize her work as legitimate. She was called a quack, and fell into obscurity. About a decade after her death, her work was carried on once again, and built up; this time it was taken more seriously. A few years ago it was given the Pulitzer Prize for Medicine, and is now considered one of the four pillars for fighting cancer. People should know, though, that it all traces back to Dr. Virginia Livingston. (To be fair, her theories on what caused cancer were bogus, and her record keeping left much to be desired; both of which damaged her credibility. But she deserves the credit for coming up with the theories that led to the current treatment of cancer.)