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I'm an immunologist and I've worked on immunotherapy research to fight cancer, I know all of this and yet I would've never presented it as well as you did, thank you for making knowledge accessible and fun whilst still being accurate enough! Love your channel.
I was originally going into cancer research but didn't because there are so many researchers on it so I instead am going for autoimmune disease research. I'm currently getting my PhD in microbiology, immunology and virology and hope to work at the CDC one day. I agree, this video was well done. Immunology is so fascinating and so complicated and they explained it so well and so simply.
@@taehyungshandso many people claiming to be someone who already knew about the info in the vid and then just saying that the vid was good. I saw so many people start their comment on this video with “as a ______ myself…” or som like that
The fact that in school I was almost falling asleep listening to the slides the teachers made about this, but when I watch this video I never even thought of clicking off and was interested the whole time. Massive round of applause to the animation team and the person who’s speaking.
Is your teacher hot tho? If schools only hired hot teachers, we would've paid more attention. I definitely paid attention during Mrs. Momoko Russell's class
As a PhD student in Genetics, I knew most of the information in this video, but the way it is presented it is exceptionally good. First year undergrad students would understand more from this video than from a 2-hour lecture.
@@mattiarubio3240 why would they have to do that? You don't have to believe it and whether that person is saying the truth or not, doesn't change the contents of the video
But the thing is, these videos are literally the peak of teaching, entertaining, well nade and fact checked, the amount of labour and money these cost is alot. Its not exactly and easier way
@@cliniclown8786 When we look to the distances of the sky we see a beautiful universe ripe for exploration and discovery, we look within ourselves and find an equally beautiful and complex world full of questions to be asked and answered. Given time these infinits may one day be tamed.
@@pattyspanker8955 not really, would like to augment my degree with something related to programming. MLS jobs pay good but I feel like it would become obsolete 10 yrs from now.
@@projectmc15 Hey, I'm just a random person curious about your field. Why do you feel like it will become obsolete in 10 years? Do you mean automation or something?
I couldn't help but imagine a movie or show where the main character is one of those classic rebel heroes, running from special agents and fighting to dismantle the system that forces everyone to do their assigned job and toe the line... Only to find out that our "hero" is a cancer cell, the "system" is a human body, and the "special agents" are T-cells from the immune system... Would really be a mind-bender! LOVED this episode!!
My dad's an Immunologist working on various cancers and while he explained most of this stuff to me many times over the years, the way you presented it was still a breath of fresh air
The really impressive thing about this video is the EDITING. As a molecular biologist, I can only imagine how many drafts you went through to cut it down to 9 minutes. Much had to be left out, but you got the STORY bang on with enough detail to entice people to learn more. Bravo!
Like they said, it has to do with erosion of DNA copy fidelity in many cases. The cell does a lot of self-corrective work, but that can only help so much. But when cancer appears, there are so many different kinds of treatments these days than there were back in the 1970's. There are so many different styles of chemo, some that even don't cause your hair to fall out! (I never knew just how much my hair was a part of my identity till it fell out. And how joyful I was when it came back!)
I can't imagine smoking or eating trash all day anymore - what a cruel slap in the face to your body that works so hard to keep you healthy and alive ):
True, natural killer cells are so often misrepresented by mass media, no wonder people have prejudices. We need more natural killer cell representation!!!
Idk why but it really makes you appreciate your body even more. It's almost like your body is like your best friend or a wingman always got your back until it's overwhelmed
Cancer is evolution mutation. We do bad to each other and evolve from bad. Body tries to adapt to the bad, but sometimes fail to survive doing so. I hope in near future people will start harvesting cancer in labs and use it for good things.
@Harper Moore they did develop with a cause yes but that doesn't need an intelligent designer. Evolution isn't an engineer working to make specific things it's just an accumulation of billions of years of little changes that happened to make a person.
As an early cancer researcher, I loved this video! Just being able to watch something you already know put into such good words is just as entertaining. I would love to see future videos on the complexity that the tumour microenvironment brings to this :).
My 14 years old boy is a huge fan of all your videos. He has leaned so much and he finds the Immune System amazing, your book is one of his favourites. We wanted to ask if you could make a video about ultra-processed food. We are hearing so much information about that but we know your videos are the best way to understand it. Thank you!
As someone who's survived cancer at a young age, even after when you're in remission you feel so scared and hopeless. As if it's still looming over you, hearing the advancements were making in fighting cancer really makes me feel hopeful. I hope there will be a day where cancer is treated like the common cold, the hopelessness it causes is so unbearable.
@@magnumopus1628 you’ve got me interested in this idea. As much as scientists who love classification hate mushrooms, I agree that mushrooms are a gift from God, and I will be sure to spread awareness of this. (If I can hold onto this bit of knowledge, that is. My memory is absolutely SHIT! It sucks…) Edit: if you have any research to point to regarding mushrooms’ ability to restore memory-abilities, please, please PLEEEEASE send it my way. My wife and I would be forever in your debt. Oh, and you got yourself a subscriber, if only to have a tag on my account to associate with yours.
As someone who has cancer, I'm grateful that this video was made. It seems like, even with awareness campaigns, many don't have enough information on what cancer is. Looking forward to Part 2! Thank you very much!
@@plopsan Annual blood tests are good at finding cancers. Additionally, do frequent checkups for specific cancer types, like breast cancer (if you're a woman), prostate cancer etc. according to what is recommended for you.
My father died through bowel cancer almost 10 years ago. He carried cancer with him for 4 and a half year before he collapsed. It's amazing how a young healthy body can resist to so many dangers but the biggest danger is always inside of us. I hope that in my life-time I will see how cancer dies out because far too many people on it.
my father also passed away recently by pancreatic cancer we found super late because it’s was so hidden.Up until 2 months ago he was looking healthier than ever seeing him fall to it so fast it is scary he was just over 47 and me 17
its quite insane how complicated biology is arguably more complicated than rocket science or computers like how does something that complicated even appear in the first place? sure, evolution can describe the process a lot, but only once you have dna, ribosomes, and and all the other infrastructure needed to facilitate adaptation and evolution how do you get that initial infrastructure?
It makes me dizzy thinking about the fact that these processes have always been there. Nobody knew about them, but they have been happening inside human bodies for what, thousands of years? Pur bodies' abilities just seems so progressive and futuristic, but even cavemen's bodies used to work the exact same way
@@ovencake523 You have to remember that it literaly took billions of years to have life as we know it on earth, and that it is possible that we were lucky that life appeared as fast as it did, because there billions of planets but only place were intelligent life developped can ponder on its own existence...
Yup! And it's every second of our lives, all these processes happening in real time and in even more complexity than presented here. Absolutely mind-boggling.
Thank you Kurzgesagt for reminding us the importance of our body. We always took them for granted, and really need to appreciate what was happening inside and learn better to take care of it.
I'm a doctor. I wish this video existed when I was learning about cancer in med school. Great way to start explaining it. Two thumbs up to the animators, the researchers and the teachers among you that translated it all for us
Wow, as someone who's been in engineering and math for many years now, I often forget how meticulous and robust the design of our own bodies are. What a wonderful way to approach this topic without any prerequisites required as a viewer.
Yeah, same! I've been passionate about math all my life, and about CS since 10 years old. I majored in both, but near the end I had to do a ton of research about my medical issues (self-diagnosed a CYP2D6 mutation correctly), and I fell in love with biology. I decided to tack on a biology minor, and I'm hoping I can work in bioinformatics or computational biology. I love both CS and math (and want to have hobbies involving both), but the complexity of biology makes all of Google's code combined look like Fizzbuzz. Anyway, it's amazing looking down at the sack of meat that supports my brain and just realizing how incredibly complicated it is. 250+ million of my cells died in the time it took me to type this comment.
@@bane2201 You know, a CS major it made me appreciate the complexities of our body and brain even more. Edit: Oh I also got a major in psych for fun lol. That added even more to my appreciation.
@@bane2201 Computational biology is fun, but I really love Molecular Biology -- how do these nano-scale biological machines work at the molecular level?
I fought cancer for two years. Thanks to modern advancements in cancer research my treatment was very effective and much less damaging then it could have been. I was lucky enough to have a treatable cancer, and it was hard watching others around me at the cancer center lose to untreatable cancers. I look forward to treatments continuing to improve for all kinds of cancer.
@@magnumopus1628 There are no proven health benefits for Reishi my man. Stop trying to up the market price for something only useful for making bitter tasting tea
I always thought cancer was an impossible problem to solve because its virtually untraceable. I had no idea the human body had so many ways to detect them, and that there was a chance we could find a way to prevent it entirely. Outstanding!
there is no chance to prevent it entirely. It is a biproduct of mutations, which are responsible for natural evolution, a never-ending process. Hence cancer will always be a factor as long as we are in some form of a biological body. We can only find better ways to combat it in less generally destructive ways for the body and we might get to a point where we can treat basically any form of cancer, but prevention is simply impossible.
At first take I read "As a pedantic oncologist", and I was like if he's that self aware he can't be that pedantic 😂 On the second take I read it correctly and my heart sank a little. Thank you for the work you and your peers do every day, I bet it's not easy.
@@magtovi True, it’s tough sometimes, but the kids make it all worth it. The support from our communities is also incredible, we couldn’t do it without y’all. 😊
As a medical student, the human body never ceases to amaze me. Everyday, I learn something new about the human body that blows my mind. It feels like our bodies are an entire universe.
My mother currently has cancer on her brain, and while most of it was thankfully removed, there still needs to be treatment done to remove the rest. This video was very encouraging, in a weird little way. Thanks, Kurzgesagt!
I've been fighting cancer for almost 5 years its been a struggle. I've done so much chemotherapy and it wasn't able to kill the cancer off. It came back after a year later, i fought it off 3 times. i recently went through surgery and with that its going away so i can finally say im done with cancer.😊
I am a scientist and I am genuinely impressed by how well you have presented this topic. It is both in depth enough that people will find it interesting and not so dense that it will confuse the average person! Well done Kurzgesagt!
The mentioning of Cancer coming from viruses like HPV is quite important because we have a vaccine for HPV. The cancers it causes are very uncommon in those who don't contract HPV, so the vaccine essentially serves as a vaccine against cancer. Incredible stuff!
Man as soon as he mentioned HPV I freaked out. I have a wart under my toe that went undetected for a while until now. I knew they were caused by viruses but I never knew they were a cancer. Thank god I discovered this video.
@@funnymonkeycomment1172 you really should go to a doctor immediately! If it is cancer, you must get to it and try to treat it before it infects more parts of your body
I am a mechanic and I've never worked on immunotherapy research to fight cancer, I don't know all of this and I would've never presented it as well as you did, thank you for making knowledge accessible and fun whilst still being accurate enough! Love your channel.
I'm a pathologist and I'm still fascinated by cancer and our defenses against it. I hope Kurzgesagt will make a video on DNA repair (another highly fascinating subject of how good our cells are at it)
@@ArtflPhenix Autoimmune systems need better advertising, few videos from a channel this size would be nice. Saw someone's life completely fall apart until he died because of this, it can be a slow burn.
@@JSterling812 I'm not, used to be a pharmacy student though but I'm very bad so i have to change careers. I only know this because one of our presidents/dictator died from this and currently a famous actress in my country has this too, she is still alive for now (coincidentally the actress's father is also the dictator's rival)
I've been a fan of your channel for years. Thank you for being such an immune system enthusiast. Years ago, I wondered "Why do we get HIV if we have an immune system?" And I started researching, and found your videos. Ever since, I can't stop reading about everything. Of course, I bought your book too! Thank you for giving me something amazing and complex to hyperfixate on. Truly.
I'd love to see a video on Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. To me, those are way scarier than any cancer. I'd rather die from the inside out than slowly lose my memories and end up dying without having a "lived" a day in my life. If I am going to die a slow and painful death, I'd rather be able to cherish my memories and the loved ones around me...
Exactly. This is the thing people seem to fail to understand about those diseases. Imagine you're in your 20's or whatever, chillin, and you wake up the next day and you're 88. Something like that.
My grandma passed away few months ago with advanced alzheimer. People often forget that this mental illness isnt just losing memories. After you lose the memories (or they get so scrambled you dont know whats real anymore), then it begins a slow descent into nothingness, where you cant eat, drink or go to the bathroom without help or even talk to your loved ones, then, after severall years being carried, fed and wiped by others, your body turns off and you die painfully (cause you dont have voice to shout your pains to others). Yeah, its way scarier. Take care of your health folks.
Same! When my Aunt got Alzheimer's, it was so heartbreaking! No one deserves to have their memories stripped away against their will. After a certain point, who they were is effectively already dead.
Just amazing! Thanks for providing this much information in this super easy way. With this opportunity, I'm learning new things and exploring new concepts)
I've lost my mom to a cardia cancer, which in fact were the damn 3rd and last cancer she had to fight against (prior to this she had thyroid and bone cancer, one independent of the other). From discovering the cancer to she passing away its only been 6 weeks. I really hope that one day we get rid of this disease once and for all.
Sadly cancer is a malfunction of the cells, result of many different types of causes. Even if one day we found a treatment that can work for Cancer A, Cancer B might still survive treatment, so on and so forth
As an individual who took AP Biology a few years ago in high school, this video better explained the concept of cancer in 10 minutes than that class did in 2 weeks 💀
@@farhanvalummel7258 As an engineer who already finished university, this video gave an amazing overview of cancer, but teaches you nothing substantial enough to actually start doing cancer research. Thing is.... These scienc-y youtube videos and lectures in educational institutions do two entirely different things. One gives you a rough idea of what a topic is about in a fun way to get you interested and raise awareness. The other teaches you the nitty gritty details of a topic so you can actually become an active contributor in that field. You won't become a cancer researcher by watching 5 youtube videos I'm afraid.
When I was a children, I lost my mother from cancer. It's very precious for me to understand this thing and seeing the potentiel futur cures at the end make me incredibly hopefull. Thank you for all of this
I'm doing an MSc in cell and molecular biology and recently took a course in cancer biology. Safe to say, it's complicated, just like one's body is! There's so many proteins, signal molecules, epigenetic and microenvironmenal mechanisms, and more at play. Good job for condensing it, but leaving the essential; tumourigenesis!
i sincerely thank you! my 10yo daughter love your animation and explanation so much she will share with me each content everytime, that just proves your explanation is so clear and easy to understand. again thank you so much. 🙇🏼♀️🙇🏼♀️🫰🏻🫰🏻
I’m recovering from testicular cancer surgery done yesterday, and this was both informative and reassuring. I always love your videos, but this was fortuitously timed!
I hope you can recover asap, my surgery was 1 month ago and I feel good. We have to live a healthy life rest of our lives, exercising, not smoking and not drinking alcohol are the top priorities.
I never thought cancer would affect me personally, after all I'm only 25 years old! But I was diagnosed with cancer in December, it was very sudden and shocking. No-one is safe from this, it can affect anyone on the planet, and it happens very quickly. Thank you for making this video, it's incredibly informative and helpful, I'm looking forward to the next one! I've been subscribed to this channel for several years now, and this is actually the only channel I've ever bought merch from too lol. I really appreciate that you put so much work into everything you do, and I love that you cite so many sources and references too! Keep up the amazing work!
Same, I made it to 28 before my diagnosis in 2020 and the only instance I had with it was a few months scare with my grandfather years before. I still have days I don't believe it's real and I'm experiencing impostor syndrome from it. Wishing you all the best and I hope your journey is going well! 💜💙💚
I found out I had cancer in 2021, when I was 25 and now I'm one of those lucky that can say it's over. Sometimes I still think it was all a dream. It's true and you have to battle it everyday in every moment. Never give up because that's the best thing you can do for yourself (and also trust completely your doctors). And let your relatives and friends shows what they feel for you, don't create distance from them. You need every kind of support and you have to accept it. You can do it
My mom died two months ago of throat cancer. Even though she lost the battle it's still really good to hear they're making serious progress with eliminating cancer. It's the journey of the disease that really sucks and it seems like it only gets the loveliest people. Still great video and I'm impressed with how well you're getting all this information in 10min!
@@TheTwister3000 Diet, environment, stress play a role in cancer too. If you eat healthy foods, vegetable, spices, ginger, garlic, leaves, fruits, and less red meat like pork and beef but only chicken, goat, turkey, you will less likely to get cancer too.
As an immunologist/microbiologist, you explained this so well. My prof said most cancer is caused by viruses actually because viruses turn off tumor-suppressing genes (p53). MHII molecules are cool as well but that's more of your adaptive immune response whereas MH1 molecules are innate as you described.
It's actually kind of strange how immunologists chose to name those two structures so similarly (MH1 and MH2), when they are actually so _dissimilar_ in scope and job. I understand the similarity in function that led scientists to naming them like that, but I think it was a mistake that made things more confusing to those trying to learn more about this field (among many other strange and unintuitive naming decisions)
Well my body is fighting nero blastoma ( a form of cancer ) currently i was just diagnosed with it in december 2023 this helped me understand it much more thanks!😊
I cried a little while watching this video. My elder brother died from cancer at the age of 33. There is a constant war and chaos inside all of us and everything. Life as a multicellular being is complex and precious. It's beautiful and worth it, I get emotional from watching Kurzgesagt most of the time, they describe complex things in life with an optimistic view. Thank you!
Just got over with my immunology exam and the insane amount of complexity involved is miraculous to say the least but most amazing thing is the way a whole system works incredibly hard to work for you to stay alive and fine. Hatsoff This is one of the best summary videos ever.
i study immunology and while im only in 5th grade i do find it very intresting and know a lot about it and i agree youre completely right its fasinating how complex it is
These vids have given me so much more comprehension of cells and microorganisms. I hope one day you cover computers in the same way to show how electrons moving can make games happen, step by step. I think this channel makes it so easy to understand for visual learners and the style makes it all easy to focus on, so ye, a deep dive breakdown of computers would really help me get from knowing a bunch of facts to comprehending the system as a whole
Pharmacist here, yall absolutely nailed this. you just explained doctoral level cellular biology and immunology at an extremely digestible level in less than 10 minutes.
@@frederiktolberg8002 Elaborate what necessary doctoral level is missing then that would have made this more "complete" to understand... I understand it is indeed more complicated than this, but not much conceptually.
@@xidjazulix There is almost no information on molecular interactions or pathways, nor any information on the many subsets of immune cells involved in cancer-fighting. It is a nice brief overview, not a detailed description.
@@frederiktolberg8002 I mean having had a bachelors in biology and chemistry, and immunology at the doctoral level, yes they could have gotten more nuanced with the pathways involved, but they discussed doctoral level concepts in a way that didnt require doctoral understanding to digest and comprehend
My brother recently died from cancer two days ago, he died at 12. Cancer is scary. But my brother wasn’t scared of it, he fought that monster till the end.
@@professionalliar1524 omg can this whole „this must be fake“ thing finally stop! Why would someone lie about their brother‘s death?? I absolutely hate this behavior. If you think this is fake, then please just stfu.
For anyone who survived cancer, youre a champ, congratulation. For anyone who still fighting it, youre a champ too, dont ever think to give up. And for anyone who become martyr, youre also a champ. You fought really well, you no longer feel pain, and you finally gain a true victory with God up there
i can clearly understand this video even though i’m still not fluent in English. Thanks your team for that hard work and very useful and simplified content!
If cancer runs in your family then you should be making regular appointments to get checks. Familial and hereditary cancers basically give cancer easier difficulties to speedrun.
My mother is a cancer survivor, so this video filled me with all sorts of emotions. Blessings to your team for making this. This was one of my favorite Kurzgesagt videos ever.
@@magnumopus1628 That's such a load of nonsense. If the story is true I'm happy for your granny but you can't go around telling people that some random mushroom "miraculously" will cure their cancer.
My mom recently got out of the hospital with Leukemia(Her chances of living were always good and now her white blood cell counts are amazing). She had the kind where one bad cell rapidly multiplied. Can you do a video explaining what Leukemia is, how it works, and how to act around someone who has/had it?
I knew watching Cells At Work would be helpful someday! The immune system seriously is a phenomonal creation with how it's able to handle any kind of threat that appears.
I appreciate that you took the feedback to heart and put the source of your funding both at the start of the video, at the end, AND in the description (AND in the pinned comment!). I appreciate that you've accepted this feedback and I already see your immediate changes to improve! Well done Kurzgesagt, and thank you for making this amazing content for us.
Honestly I was expecting to see comments complaining that Kurzegesagt is still taking money from Gates' foundation. Happy to say I haven't so far. Yes to transparency. No to moral purity tests.
My mom has stage IV lung adenocarcinoma. She has been complaining about back pain for years and it was too late when she saw a doctor. She has been battling cancer since 2018 and the chemotherapy is taking a toll on her body. It has been an exhausting battle and I hope that we reach a day when Cancers can just be simply cured.
I understand, my grandma got cancer on her breast and get them cut about 40 years ago, now she is still with us, I believe it is possible to make it for ur family too.
As someone with ADHD which causes me to be extremely unfocused, I’ve always loved the animation in these videos as it makes me way more attentive. I wish school was like this!
As a teacher, just know that this 9 minute video overview of what cancer is likely took a team of a dozen or more people two months of full time work to make (and thousands of dollars), and that your teacher is one person, who works for 8 hours in the day just to deliver the materials to 200 students. Actually making/finding the content comes after school for them, so it's really not a fair comparison. If you want these videos to show up in your classrooms, show them to your teacher, and explain why they're top quality educational content and why you like them!
as someone with ADHD who is going to fking fail 2 exams tomorrow (finals btw), same no way school has so many resources to do something like this though
your video delves into the fascinating world of cancer and the relentless work of our immune system in combating it. It highlights the incredible ability of our body's defenses to recognize and eliminate cancer cells, providing valuable insights into the ongoing battle within us to maintain our health and well-being.
@@SubSilence Ya sure it does take only one mistake, but your body comes up with ways to correct millions of mistakes. I was just appreciating this... Life can endure so much before ending Also it perhaps only took one "mistake" for apes to evolute into humans.
I have a biology exam tomorrow, but despite looking at nothing else for many hours during the last days, you still manage to get me interested in even more biology. Just goes to show what a great job you are doing here!
Its heartwarming to know there are literally billions of cells fighting 24/7 for your wealth being, and scary how many things in your own body are trying to kill you.
Not always though, there are autoimmune diseases where you immune system literally attacks you *own body* , as you can imagine it's not a great experience. So your immune system is just as good as it is dangerous.
Lost family members to cancer and live with people who are in the process of losing the fight. It's extremely impressive to see it all laid out like this in such a short time and I found it extremely interesting! Now I feel like I understand what's going on, and I can't wait for that next video!
I really appreciate how you've taken constructive criticism to heart. Instead of being really defensive you guys have taken the people calling you "propaganda" and used their feedback to grow.
I do not have a medical bg but I have understood every bit of it and I'm just speechless about how well this has been presented. Your true expertise shows when you can explain it to a layman. Kudos to the team
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I'm an immunologist and I've worked on immunotherapy research to fight cancer, I know all of this and yet I would've never presented it as well as you did, thank you for making knowledge accessible and fun whilst still being accurate enough! Love your channel.
Thanks for adding a stone to the foundations of knowledge!
Just wanted to pop in and say thank you for all you do, keep up the good fight.
@Don't Read My Profile Picture we won’t
@Omar I work in this field too and it is clearly very well presentation.
Thank you for all that you do Omar, it's front line warriors like yourself that are going to eventually turn the tide on cancer.
I work in cancer research and this is the best ‘nut shell’ explanation and visualisation I have ever come across. Well done team!
I was originally going into cancer research but didn't because there are so many researchers on it so I instead am going for autoimmune disease research. I'm currently getting my PhD in microbiology, immunology and virology and hope to work at the CDC one day. I agree, this video was well done. Immunology is so fascinating and so complicated and they explained it so well and so simply.
@@hotpinkkt love seeing these comments.. good luck to all your future endeavors.. the human race is counting on you. :)
@@ihaveabacpac no we don't. We count on ecologist and economs, these two will just make people less dying and we will destroy planet.
Let’s hope you don’t get assassinated by the CIA yeah
Question for you then: can Natural Killer Cells and T Cells go rogue? Or is it that neither of them can undergo mitosis so it's not an issue?
As a cancer cell, thank you for explaining it much better than we can ever do!
Lol, I see what you did there.
@@holysong2099 i dont so can you pls explain
@@taehyungshandso many people claiming to be someone who already knew about the info in the vid and then just saying that the vid was good. I saw so many people start their comment on this video with “as a ______ myself…” or som like that
@@taehyungshands I guess he means that humans behave like cancer cells. Screw teamwork, I'll do and take what I want, when I want it.
You can only explain it once tho
The fact that in school I was almost falling asleep listening to the slides the teachers made about this, but when I watch this video I never even thought of clicking off and was interested the whole time. Massive round of applause to the animation team and the person who’s speaking.
Yeah this guy has 21M subs for a reason he’s cracked the formula for people with short attention spans
Is your teacher hot tho? If schools only hired hot teachers, we would've paid more attention. I definitely paid attention during Mrs. Momoko Russell's class
@@colbyr7811 I dunno, she has a nice body but her teeth are kinda jacked.
@@colbyr7811horny academy
Are you serious wth?Nah you wouldnt be focused on learning you would be focused on her body like is this a twisted joke @@colbyr7811
As a PhD student in Genetics, I knew most of the information in this video, but the way it is presented it is exceptionally good. First year undergrad students would understand more from this video than from a 2-hour lecture.
Prove it
@@mattiarubio3240 why would they have to do that? You don't have to believe it and whether that person is saying the truth or not, doesn't change the contents of the video
I am interested in genetics as a career, can i ask you what your job is like, how hard is it to get a phd in this area, and what country you work in?
Good explanation, I am a FOURTH GRADER.
Yes, you heard(or saw) me right. FOURTH GRADER
And guess what? I understood this video PERFECTLY
But the thing is, these videos are literally the peak of teaching, entertaining, well nade and fact checked, the amount of labour and money these cost is alot. Its not exactly and easier way
the animation team really needs an applause
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@@eeHMFIC I don’t care
As a forklift operator and warehouse associate i couldn’t have presented the topic on immunology this well! Great job team!
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It sounds like modern day feminist are cancer cell
You’re killing me lol
Kurzgesagt should be proud that the great and legendary forklift operator has decided to approve this video.
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Big round of applause to our immune systems for keeping us alive. I wouldn't have made it this far without you buddy.
Take care of your immune system, so it can take care of you! ❤❤
I love immume system
Your immune system is you! Thank yourself
The immune system is infinitely complex it seems sometimes
@@cliniclown8786 When we look to the distances of the sky we see a beautiful universe ripe for exploration and discovery, we look within ourselves and find an equally beautiful and complex world full of questions to be asked and answered. Given time these infinits may one day be tamed.
This video really explains cancer well
Good advice for Cancer.
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WAIT TIME BUCKS I HAVENT SEEN UR VIDS IN LIKE YEARS BRO
it's educational
If you think you are alone, remember there is always someone who fights for you
Jesus? Or your body’s complex systems and cells
Also, no matter how meek and passive you are, there's a part of you that want to murder things
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@@Messup7654your body 😎👍👍👍
@@Messup7654 kinda both
I’m a Medical Lab Scientist and you just taught me a whole chapter of immunology as good as my professor did in under 9 minutes
The book is great! It's called Immune.
Regretting the degree yet?
@@pattyspanker8955 not really, would like to augment my degree with something related to programming. MLS jobs pay good but I feel like it would become obsolete 10 yrs from now.
@@projectmc15 Hey, I'm just a random person curious about your field. Why do you feel like it will become obsolete in 10 years? Do you mean automation or something?
@@Sarlat7 dropping a comment because I'm curious as well
I couldn't help but imagine a movie or show where the main character is one of those classic rebel heroes, running from special agents and fighting to dismantle the system that forces everyone to do their assigned job and toe the line... Only to find out that our "hero" is a cancer cell, the "system" is a human body, and the "special agents" are T-cells from the immune system... Would really be a mind-bender! LOVED this episode!!
There is Cells at Work!
Really sounds like the matrix.
The MP will have to multiply a lot. That would be a lot of CGI or actors.
@@xmarkclx not necessarily… the main character could begin “freeing” other prisoners until he has an army. Close enough for creative license.
@@BlackGryph0n Sounds like the plot of the Matrix.
As a T-cell, thanks a bunch for bringing such recognition to my colleague. It was well deserved. We work hard everyday killing to stay alive.
As a white blood cell me and you brother we shall fight the bacteria and viruses.
@@switzerball bigger than black and white👏👏👏
as a lyssa virus, 1v1?
I've found a cure for lung cancer
@@UCp3-PsDaol1fgHiATLZUxSQ I'm a nerve cell, so please don't look at me :O
I can’t express how amazing this channel is. It deserves its own TV show on streaming services
My dad's an Immunologist working on various cancers and while he explained most of this stuff to me many times over the years, the way you presented it was still a breath of fresh air
@Don’t read my profile picture don't worry I won't
@dontreadmyprofilepicture4804 I like you bro. You've earned my subscription!
My dad runs a lawn care company.
Is your dad's name Omar Abouelazz?
My dad went to the shop to buy cigarettes..
Words cant express my gratitude for igrotum. Its providing relief and healing during a challenging time.
oh by the way your body murdered cancer two minutes ago you will now live🫵💪💪✊✊
The really impressive thing about this video is the EDITING. As a molecular biologist, I can only imagine how many drafts you went through to cut it down to 9 minutes. Much had to be left out, but you got the STORY bang on with enough detail to entice people to learn more. Bravo!
👏👏👏
I’m going into molecular biology. Any advice ?
@@user-gk5mt9ox5fmake sure to drink your toast
@@user-gk5mt9ox5feat your milk
GTA 7 should be inspired by our immune system
It’s so tragic that just one failure to destroy a cancerous cell can lead to someone’s death.
It's more like a stacking combination of failures.
@@1urie1 But that's the first step
the worst part is that its slow, effectively turning the person's life into a pity show, and financial food for the big pharma
Yes, one unlucky wrong molecul is enough to end us.
Like they said, it has to do with erosion of DNA copy fidelity in many cases. The cell does a lot of self-corrective work, but that can only help so much.
But when cancer appears, there are so many different kinds of treatments these days than there were back in the 1970's. There are so many different styles of chemo, some that even don't cause your hair to fall out! (I never knew just how much my hair was a part of my identity till it fell out. And how joyful I was when it came back!)
I can't imagine smoking or eating trash all day anymore - what a cruel slap in the face to your body that works so hard to keep you healthy and alive ):
dont blame smokers its just too addictive i feel bad for them
Are you a raccoon or smth?
@@SealandIsBestCountryI think they might have meant junk food 🍔🌭🍕🌮🍟🍩🎂🧁🍫🍪🍭
As a natural killer cell, thank you so much for the positive representation in this video!
True, natural killer cells are so often misrepresented by mass media, no wonder people have prejudices. We need more natural killer cell representation!!!
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No need to thank me
omg me cancer cell plz dont kill me
Basically the inquisition in W40K...😅
Idk why but it really makes you appreciate your body even more. It's almost like your body is like your best friend or a wingman always got your back until it's overwhelmed
Billions of years of trial and error are fighting to keep you alive, and that's pretty cool.
Yet people took and governments pushed for a new type of untested vaccine for flu 😑
There's no duality here, you ARE your body. You've got your own back :)
Cancer is evolution mutation. We do bad to each other and evolve from bad. Body tries to adapt to the bad, but sometimes fail to survive doing so. I hope in near future people will start harvesting cancer in labs and use it for good things.
@Harper Moore they did develop with a cause yes but that doesn't need an intelligent designer. Evolution isn't an engineer working to make specific things it's just an accumulation of billions of years of little changes that happened to make a person.
As an early cancer researcher, I loved this video! Just being able to watch something you already know put into such good words is just as entertaining. I would love to see future videos on the complexity that the tumour microenvironment brings to this :).
Tumor Microenvironment video is already in the works!
New video confirmed!!!
@@kurzgesagt :D
@Don’t read my profile picture shut up bot
@@kurzgesagt I’m not watching this, very disappointed the largest informative channel on UA-cam is being sponsored by an evil sociopath
My 14 years old boy is a huge fan of all your videos. He has leaned so much and he finds the Immune System amazing, your book is one of his favourites. We wanted to ask if you could make a video about ultra-processed food. We are hearing so much information about that but we know your videos are the best way to understand it. Thank you!
It always amazed my mind how impossibly complex our immune system is.
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Biological systems are an order of magnitude more complex than digital ones for now at least.
Well it doesn't do shit it killed my pancreas cells that produce insulin (type 1 diabetes) and i'm sick every day
It’s complex only relative to our ability to comprehend
Exactly! Yet people credit "evolution"
As someone who's survived cancer at a young age, even after when you're in remission you feel so scared and hopeless. As if it's still looming over you, hearing the advancements were making in fighting cancer really makes me feel hopeful. I hope there will be a day where cancer is treated like the common cold, the hopelessness it causes is so unbearable.
@@magnumopus1628 you’ve got me interested in this idea. As much as scientists who love classification hate mushrooms, I agree that mushrooms are a gift from God, and I will be sure to spread awareness of this. (If I can hold onto this bit of knowledge, that is. My memory is absolutely SHIT! It sucks…)
Edit: if you have any research to point to regarding mushrooms’ ability to restore memory-abilities, please, please PLEEEEASE send it my way. My wife and I would be forever in your debt. Oh, and you got yourself a subscriber, if only to have a tag on my account to associate with yours.
@@Hyunjoojoo …
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@@h4xx_1 why the …
@@calebowens1097 whatever you’re replying to is gone but the idea of mushrooms fighting cancer is great
I'm a colon cancer survivor. This was the best video I've seen on this topic!
What are the treatments you used?
Hello I'd like to talk about it is it possible to contact you?
As someone who has cancer, I'm grateful that this video was made. It seems like, even with awareness campaigns, many don't have enough information on what cancer is.
Looking forward to Part 2!
Thank you very much!
@@plopsan Annual blood tests are good at finding cancers. Additionally, do frequent checkups for specific cancer types, like breast cancer (if you're a woman), prostate cancer etc. according to what is recommended for you.
@@Omega3131 I'm going to point out that while yes, breast cancer is common in women, it also happens in men, too.
@Corey Brennan I hope you get better
Good luck!
Stay strong!
My father died through bowel cancer almost 10 years ago.
He carried cancer with him for 4 and a half year before he collapsed.
It's amazing how a young healthy body can resist to so many dangers but the biggest danger is always inside of us.
I hope that in my life-time I will see how cancer dies out because far too many people on it.
my father also passed away recently by pancreatic cancer we found super late because it’s was so hidden.Up until 2 months ago he was looking healthier than ever seeing him fall to it so fast it is scary he was just over 47 and me 17
@@pngun9839I'm sorry for you loss
@@pngun9839 ❤❤
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Dam
The level of mind numbingly complex processes our bodies do to keep us alive at any given moment is just legendary
W evolution
its quite insane how complicated biology is
arguably more complicated than rocket science or computers
like how does something that complicated even appear in the first place?
sure, evolution can describe the process a lot, but only once you have dna, ribosomes, and and all the other infrastructure needed to facilitate adaptation and evolution
how do you get that initial infrastructure?
It makes me dizzy thinking about the fact that these processes have always been there. Nobody knew about them, but they have been happening inside human bodies for what, thousands of years? Pur bodies' abilities just seems so progressive and futuristic, but even cavemen's bodies used to work the exact same way
@@ovencake523 You have to remember that it literaly took billions of years to have life as we know it on earth, and that it is possible that we were lucky that life appeared as fast as it did, because there billions of planets but only place were intelligent life developped can ponder on its own existence...
Yup! And it's every second of our lives, all these processes happening in real time and in even more complexity than presented here.
Absolutely mind-boggling.
Thank you Kurzgesagt for reminding us the importance of our body. We always took them for granted, and really need to appreciate what was happening inside and learn better to take care of it.
I'm a doctor. I wish this video existed when I was learning about cancer in med school. Great way to start explaining it. Two thumbs up to the animators, the researchers and the teachers among you that translated it all for us
*You can appreciate the video without lying dude*
This is far from what you need to know in med school.. Far from it. This is what you can read on the first page of a 100 page chapter
@@thegahd well, they do say "great way to start explaining it" aka the first page
More proof that you can post the most innocuous thing ever, and shitheads will still reply regardless. Lol.
@@PineappleOnPizza69 - Oh, come on. Assume no harm.
Wow, as someone who's been in engineering and math for many years now, I often forget how meticulous and robust the design of our own bodies are. What a wonderful way to approach this topic without any prerequisites required as a viewer.
Yeah, same! I've been passionate about math all my life, and about CS since 10 years old. I majored in both, but near the end I had to do a ton of research about my medical issues (self-diagnosed a CYP2D6 mutation correctly), and I fell in love with biology. I decided to tack on a biology minor, and I'm hoping I can work in bioinformatics or computational biology.
I love both CS and math (and want to have hobbies involving both), but the complexity of biology makes all of Google's code combined look like Fizzbuzz.
Anyway, it's amazing looking down at the sack of meat that supports my brain and just realizing how incredibly complicated it is. 250+ million of my cells died in the time it took me to type this comment.
@@bane2201 You know, a CS major it made me appreciate the complexities of our body and brain even more. Edit: Oh I also got a major in psych for fun lol. That added even more to my appreciation.
@@bane2201 thats one of the things i like about CS, it basically allows you to work in nearly every field out there
why the need of flexing you're a math-ish person 🥱🙄 Wants some cookie?
@@bane2201 Computational biology is fun, but I really love Molecular Biology -- how do these nano-scale biological machines work at the molecular level?
I fought cancer for two years. Thanks to modern advancements in cancer research my treatment was very effective and much less damaging then it could have been. I was lucky enough to have a treatable cancer, and it was hard watching others around me at the cancer center lose to untreatable cancers. I look forward to treatments continuing to improve for all kinds of cancer.
have you tried eating a flint stone gummy
@@evlogan6543 bruh
I bet the cancer died screaming from that royal ass whipping it received. It’s good to hear a happy ending in the world of cancer, thanks for sharing.
@@magnumopus1628 There are no proven health benefits for Reishi my man. Stop trying to up the market price for something only useful for making bitter tasting tea
@@magnumopus1628damn…
the animation team really needs an applause. It always amazed my mind how impossibly complex our immune system is..
Way to go, body! Keep it up 👍
You didn’t even watch the video lmao it was released 2 min ago
@@bankio1883 no shit
@@bankio1883 lol
@@bankio1883 bro just needed to be early 💀
Speak for yourself
I always thought cancer was an impossible problem to solve because its virtually untraceable. I had no idea the human body had so many ways to detect them, and that there was a chance we could find a way to prevent it entirely. Outstanding!
there is no chance to prevent it entirely. It is a biproduct of mutations, which are responsible for natural evolution, a never-ending process. Hence cancer will always be a factor as long as we are in some form of a biological body. We can only find better ways to combat it in less generally destructive ways for the body and we might get to a point where we can treat basically any form of cancer, but prevention is simply impossible.
No that would be the CIA n big pharma lol
As it was explained in the video, its an arms race. So I guess we better find a way to arm ourselves better.
All it takes is for one cell to go haywire
what if stopping cancer means stopping evolution of a human being and it will harm more in the long run?
As a pediatric oncologist, I really appreciate how this is presented. It’ll be a good resource for our more curious families. Thank you!
At first take I read "As a pedantic oncologist", and I was like if he's that self aware he can't be that pedantic 😂
On the second take I read it correctly and my heart sank a little. Thank you for the work you and your peers do every day, I bet it's not easy.
Noted: Dr. Mario is a pediatrician.
As a alumni of the pediatric oncology division of CHOP *I appreciate you*
Damn hey Doctor Mario
@@magtovi True, it’s tough sometimes, but the kids make it all worth it. The support from our communities is also incredible, we couldn’t do it without y’all. 😊
Wow the concepts seeped in so well, love how the music also keep things hyped up, your work is truly appreciated !
As a medical student, the human body never ceases to amaze me. Everyday, I learn something new about the human body that blows my mind. It feels like our bodies are an entire universe.
same, that's why I love learning medicine
@@chad_sanatani_beep boop
I read that as medieval student as was amazed and confused.
@@chad_sanatani_ we do not care
@@chad_sanatani_ don't make me laugh 😂
My mother currently has cancer on her brain, and while most of it was thankfully removed, there still needs to be treatment done to remove the rest. This video was very encouraging, in a weird little way. Thanks, Kurzgesagt!
@@magnumopus1628 nobody wants your misinformation snake oil crap
Good luck on your mother, may the best happen furthermore in your life!
yk youtubes drunk when it says 3 comments but no comments
ok
Pray your mum continues to win the battle
I've been fighting cancer for almost 5 years its been a struggle. I've done so much chemotherapy and it wasn't able to kill the cancer off. It came back after a year later, i fought it off 3 times. i recently went through surgery and with that its going away so i can finally say im done with cancer.😊
Congrats on defeating cancer
Congrats this comment is underated
I heard you beat cancer, you must be pretty strong
btw congrats
I'm no doctor boo but I'm thinking it's not the cancer...its actually U
“I heard you were strong, you stand proud, you are healthy.”
As an MHC Class I Molecule myself, I could never explain this topic so well and simple. Keep up the great work team!
I am a scientist and I am genuinely impressed by how well you have presented this topic. It is both in depth enough that people will find it interesting and not so dense that it will confuse the average person! Well done Kurzgesagt!
Can you make cure for cancer
The mentioning of Cancer coming from viruses like HPV is quite important because we have a vaccine for HPV. The cancers it causes are very uncommon in those who don't contract HPV, so the vaccine essentially serves as a vaccine against cancer. Incredible stuff!
Man as soon as he mentioned HPV I freaked out. I have a wart under my toe that went undetected for a while until now. I knew they were caused by viruses but I never knew they were a cancer. Thank god I discovered this video.
But vakzinez ar bad
@@funnymonkeycomment1172 you really should go to a doctor immediately! If it is cancer, you must get to it and try to treat it before it infects more parts of your body
@@funnymonkeycomment1172 HPV you find on your hands an feet aren't the ones you need to worry about.
Glad I opted to get it when I was in the military. Had no clue about that benefit, I just like free stuff.
I am a mechanic and I've never worked on immunotherapy research to fight cancer, I don't know all of this and I would've never presented it as well as you did, thank you for making knowledge accessible and fun whilst still being accurate enough! Love your channel.
I was looking for this comment xD
Lmao
😂😂
the fact that ur comments is precisely below the original one, makes it funnier lol
You know i had cancer but it was Very aggressive the doctors wasnt sure i was gonna survive but i did and im very thankful thats it
I'm a pathologist and I'm still fascinated by cancer and our defenses against it. I hope Kurzgesagt will make a video on DNA repair (another highly fascinating subject of how good our cells are at it)
agreed
it would be nice if next biology topic would be the opposite of cancers, the autoimmune disease like lupus where your immune system kills you
You can probably help them make a video as such if you're a qualified pathologist.
@@ArtflPhenix Autoimmune systems need better advertising, few videos from a channel this size would be nice. Saw someone's life completely fall apart until he died because of this, it can be a slow burn.
@@JSterling812 I'm not, used to be a pharmacy student though but I'm very bad so i have to change careers. I only know this because one of our presidents/dictator died from this and currently a famous actress in my country has this too, she is still alive for now (coincidentally the actress's father is also the dictator's rival)
I've been a fan of your channel for years. Thank you for being such an immune system enthusiast. Years ago, I wondered "Why do we get HIV if we have an immune system?" And I started researching, and found your videos. Ever since, I can't stop reading about everything. Of course, I bought your book too! Thank you for giving me something amazing and complex to hyperfixate on. Truly.
I'd love to see a video on Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. To me, those are way scarier than any cancer. I'd rather die from the inside out than slowly lose my memories and end up dying without having a "lived" a day in my life.
If I am going to die a slow and painful death, I'd rather be able to cherish my memories and the loved ones around me...
Amen to that.
Exactly. This is the thing people seem to fail to understand about those diseases. Imagine you're in your 20's or whatever, chillin, and you wake up the next day and you're 88. Something like that.
My grandma passed away few months ago with advanced alzheimer. People often forget that this mental illness isnt just losing memories. After you lose the memories (or they get so scrambled you dont know whats real anymore), then it begins a slow descent into nothingness, where you cant eat, drink or go to the bathroom without help or even talk to your loved ones, then, after severall years being carried, fed and wiped by others, your body turns off and you die painfully (cause you dont have voice to shout your pains to others). Yeah, its way scarier. Take care of your health folks.
Same! When my Aunt got Alzheimer's, it was so heartbreaking! No one deserves to have their memories stripped away against their will. After a certain point, who they were is effectively already dead.
Same
Just amazing!
Thanks for providing this much information in this super easy way. With this opportunity, I'm learning new things and exploring new concepts)
I held my grandfathers hand yesterday as he died from cancer after fighting it for over a year. The timing of this video is just.. damn
So very sorry for your loss, friend. May your grandfather’s memory be eternal.
Sorry for your lose friend.
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Damn, bruh that's so sad. May he rest in peace ✌️
Dont worry, in the next life you will meet him again.
I've lost my mom to a cardia cancer, which in fact were the damn 3rd and last cancer she had to fight against (prior to this she had thyroid and bone cancer, one independent of the other). From discovering the cancer to she passing away its only been 6 weeks. I really hope that one day we get rid of this disease once and for all.
Sadly cancer is a malfunction of the cells, result of many different types of causes. Even if one day we found a treatment that can work for Cancer A, Cancer B might still survive treatment, so on and so forth
@@Junispro31well one theory is using viruses to kill cancer cells wether it works or not who knows
Lost my mom 1 year ago to it. I'm sorry for your loss.
As an individual who took AP Biology a few years ago in high school, this video better explained the concept of cancer in 10 minutes than that class did in 2 weeks 💀
As a person who's studying biology at college, this video explained the concept of cancer in 10 minutes better than any professor ever could 💀
@@farhanvalummel7258 As an engineer who already finished university, this video gave an amazing overview of cancer, but teaches you nothing substantial enough to actually start doing cancer research.
Thing is.... These scienc-y youtube videos and lectures in educational institutions do two entirely different things. One gives you a rough idea of what a topic is about in a fun way to get you interested and raise awareness. The other teaches you the nitty gritty details of a topic so you can actually become an active contributor in that field.
You won't become a cancer researcher by watching 5 youtube videos I'm afraid.
@@HuyV Thank you, Captain Obvious
My AP bio test was yesterday
bro really thought he was the only one in AP bio
unbelievably high quality, and even more unbelievable that it's ABSOLUTELY free, thank you so much :D - a broke but curious student
As a molecular cell biologist, this is impressive! Could never have conveyed this subject in such an elegant and precise matter, good job!
dont discredit yourself, remember theyre a large team working together for months at a time.
We kind of take it for granted, but can we appreciate how beautifully animated these videos are!
When I was a children, I lost my mother from cancer. It's very precious for me to understand this thing and seeing the potentiel futur cures at the end make me incredibly hopefull. Thank you for all of this
I'm sorry
I’m sorry for your loss 😢
Me too bud. I feel your pain.
I'm doing an MSc in cell and molecular biology and recently took a course in cancer biology. Safe to say, it's complicated, just like one's body is! There's so many proteins, signal molecules, epigenetic and microenvironmenal mechanisms, and more at play. Good job for condensing it, but leaving the essential; tumourigenesis!
Idk why I teared up watching this, our bodies are so metal ✨ I have cancer survivors in my family and hope we win against it fully ASAP.
I thought I was only one getting tears..
@@praveenranjanlal3839 nope.
How lucky...
Wish you fast recovery and strong health 👍
Tell them to eat 10 apricot dry seeds per day
Making donation clear AND encouraging further research? A tear of joy!
i sincerely thank you! my 10yo daughter love your animation and explanation so much she will share with me each content everytime, that just proves your explanation is so clear and easy to understand. again thank you so much. 🙇🏼♀️🙇🏼♀️🫰🏻🫰🏻
I’m recovering from testicular cancer surgery done yesterday, and this was both informative and reassuring. I always love your videos, but this was fortuitously timed!
Maybe a little too much detail there
I hope you can recover asap, my surgery was 1 month ago and I feel good. We have to live a healthy life rest of our lives, exercising, not smoking and not drinking alcohol are the top priorities.
Get well soon!
Holy shit hope you're okay bud
All the best pat. Keep fighting
I never thought cancer would affect me personally, after all I'm only 25 years old! But I was diagnosed with cancer in December, it was very sudden and shocking. No-one is safe from this, it can affect anyone on the planet, and it happens very quickly.
Thank you for making this video, it's incredibly informative and helpful, I'm looking forward to the next one! I've been subscribed to this channel for several years now, and this is actually the only channel I've ever bought merch from too lol. I really appreciate that you put so much work into everything you do, and I love that you cite so many sources and references too! Keep up the amazing work!
Wishing you the best!! 🤞🤞
Same, I made it to 28 before my diagnosis in 2020 and the only instance I had with it was a few months scare with my grandfather years before. I still have days I don't believe it's real and I'm experiencing impostor syndrome from it.
Wishing you all the best and I hope your journey is going well! 💜💙💚
I found out I had cancer in 2021, when I was 25 and now I'm one of those lucky that can say it's over. Sometimes I still think it was all a dream. It's true and you have to battle it everyday in every moment. Never give up because that's the best thing you can do for yourself (and also trust completely your doctors). And let your relatives and friends shows what they feel for you, don't create distance from them. You need every kind of support and you have to accept it. You can do it
All the best! Hope you can fight it off for good
Eat 10 apricot dry seeds per day
My mom died two months ago of throat cancer. Even though she lost the battle it's still really good to hear they're making serious progress with eliminating cancer.
It's the journey of the disease that really sucks and it seems like it only gets the loveliest people.
Still great video and I'm impressed with how well you're getting all this information in 10min!
did she drink or smoke? or was it random?
@@eirdonne_ She did drink and smoke but I do know people who do it a lot more, though I believe her smoking has been a cause of her disease
@@TheTwister3000 Diet, environment, stress play a role in cancer too. If you eat healthy foods, vegetable, spices, ginger, garlic, leaves, fruits, and less red meat like pork and beef but only chicken, goat, turkey, you will less likely to get cancer too.
Sorry for your loss, condolences to your Mom
Sorry for your loss. All the best to you and your family.
Great video. Now we need one on how to make more natural killer cells.
As a killer cell myself i actually knew all of this but you presented it extremely well!
As an immunologist/microbiologist, you explained this so well. My prof said most cancer is caused by viruses actually because viruses turn off tumor-suppressing genes (p53). MHII molecules are cool as well but that's more of your adaptive immune response whereas MH1 molecules are innate as you described.
It's actually kind of strange how immunologists chose to name those two structures so similarly (MH1 and MH2), when they are actually so _dissimilar_ in scope and job.
I understand the similarity in function that led scientists to naming them like that, but I think it was a mistake that made things more confusing to those trying to learn more about this field (among many other strange and unintuitive naming decisions)
@@Narrator007 welcome to immunology
That's why it's so important not to eat while you're sick with a virus
@@deepfakescoverychannel6710we should fast 20 hours a day every day, since we don't always know when we have a virus in our system.
@@deepfakescoverychannel6710wait I don’t get it why would we do that
Well my body is fighting nero blastoma ( a form of cancer ) currently i was just diagnosed with it in december 2023 this helped me understand it much more thanks!😊
Let's give thanks to our Natural Killer Cells for protecting from us from cancer ❤
-unless of course you are one of the few people whom’s immune system actively tries to kill you.
@@vladimirglutentag1469 autoimmune disease?
Well i mean thats their purpose if they aint doing that then they dont matter
@@vladimirglutentag1469 yep, can't have life without death
Yea!
I cried a little while watching this video. My elder brother died from cancer at the age of 33. There is a constant war and chaos inside all of us and everything. Life as a multicellular being is complex and precious. It's beautiful and worth it, I get emotional from watching Kurzgesagt most of the time, they describe complex things in life with an optimistic view. Thank you!
@Ryan Kader - I am sorry that your brother died and for the agony he suffered through.
That sucks with so many breakthroughs in cancer treatments I’m praying that young people don’t have to deal with this it’s a devastating illness.
Just got over with my immunology exam and the insane amount of complexity involved is miraculous to say the least but most amazing thing is the way a whole system works incredibly hard to work for you to stay alive and fine. Hatsoff
This is one of the best summary videos ever.
i study immunology and while im only in 5th grade i do find it very intresting and know a lot about it and i agree youre completely right its fasinating how complex it is
@@matthewj9637 Good job! Stay curious and keep learning about everything
These vids have given me so much more comprehension of cells and microorganisms. I hope one day you cover computers in the same way to show how electrons moving can make games happen, step by step.
I think this channel makes it so easy to understand for visual learners and the style makes it all easy to focus on, so ye, a deep dive breakdown of computers would really help me get from knowing a bunch of facts to comprehending the system as a whole
Pharmacist here, yall absolutely nailed this. you just explained doctoral level cellular biology and immunology at an extremely digestible level in less than 10 minutes.
This is in no way doctoral level. It's the common "has to know" things in a bachelor Immunology class
@@frederiktolberg8002 Elaborate what necessary doctoral level is missing then that would have made this more "complete" to understand... I understand it is indeed more complicated than this, but not much conceptually.
Thankyou 😊😊😊
@@xidjazulix There is almost no information on molecular interactions or pathways, nor any information on the many subsets of immune cells involved in cancer-fighting. It is a nice brief overview, not a detailed description.
@@frederiktolberg8002 I mean having had a bachelors in biology and chemistry, and immunology at the doctoral level, yes they could have gotten more nuanced with the pathways involved, but they discussed doctoral level concepts in a way that didnt require doctoral understanding to digest and comprehend
My brother recently died from cancer two days ago, he died at 12. Cancer is scary. But my brother wasn’t scared of it, he fought that monster till the end.
Which cancer? And was it there from birth?
So sorry!! Take care ❤
definitely not a lie
@@professionalliar1524 omg can this whole „this must be fake“ thing finally stop! Why would someone lie about their brother‘s death?? I absolutely hate this behavior. If you think this is fake, then please just stfu.
@@jutika5746 people would lie about such a horrible thing for the attention ig
For anyone who survived cancer, youre a champ, congratulation. For anyone who still fighting it, youre a champ too, dont ever think to give up. And for anyone who become martyr, youre also a champ. You fought really well, you no longer feel pain, and you finally gain a true victory with God up there
Props to you!
love this comment
Thank you
bro who died and reading this
What if you are a politician?
i can clearly understand this video even though i’m still not fluent in English. Thanks your team for that hard work and very useful and simplified content!
I'm glad to see you guys are optimistic about this. Cancer definitely runs in my family, so this is great news.
@@tgr5312 what are you a cancer cell?
If cancer runs in your family then you should be making regular appointments to get checks. Familial and hereditary cancers basically give cancer easier difficulties to speedrun.
Me too, both my grandfather and uncle died from cancer, so I'm hoping that there's hope for me in a worst case scenario..
@@johnnyboy3390 it's always been different kinds. I don't know if that makes a difference.
if cancer runs in your family, then you need to start running faster
My mother is a cancer survivor, so this video filled me with all sorts of emotions. Blessings to your team for making this. This was one of my favorite Kurzgesagt videos ever.
lol
@@magnumopus1628 That's such a load of nonsense. If the story is true I'm happy for your granny but you can't go around telling people that some random mushroom "miraculously" will cure their cancer.
@@realjoebidenreal1788 you being sarcastic or not cuz if not something is wrong with you
@@OneTwoThreeBanan lol
Why do you think that, @@OneTwoThreeBanan?
0:10 well thats good
lol
My mom recently got out of the hospital with Leukemia(Her chances of living were always good and now her white blood cell counts are amazing). She had the kind where one bad cell rapidly multiplied. Can you do a video explaining what Leukemia is, how it works, and how to act around someone who has/had it?
I knew watching Cells At Work would be helpful someday! The immune system seriously is a phenomonal creation with how it's able to handle any kind of threat that appears.
Natural Killer Waifu
@@yutahkotomi1195 lol tho is it? I thought that the killer cells were the guys who wear black
Was looking for this comment. Gonna rewatch that series...super good. Red-Chan is Best Girl!
watch the Black version for an unhealthy host perspective
@@nomoreman Those are the T Cells. The NK Cell that shows up is a tomboy.
I appreciate that you took the feedback to heart and put the source of your funding both at the start of the video, at the end, AND in the description (AND in the pinned comment!). I appreciate that you've accepted this feedback and I already see your immediate changes to improve! Well done Kurzgesagt, and thank you for making this amazing content for us.
That's what I thought when I saw the sources! It made me very happy
Honestly I was expecting to see comments complaining that Kurzegesagt is still taking money from Gates' foundation. Happy to say I haven't so far.
Yes to transparency. No to moral purity tests.
the entire body doing more effort than the soul 💯🗣️🔥🔥🔥
My mom has stage IV lung adenocarcinoma. She has been complaining about back pain for years and it was too late when she saw a doctor.
She has been battling cancer since 2018 and the chemotherapy is taking a toll on her body. It has been an exhausting battle and I hope that we reach a day when Cancers can just be simply cured.
Sorry to hear that hope she pulls through and makes it.
Praying for her
@$ack Since when did prayers cure any cancers? Scientific research needs money, not prayers!
@@ShadowebEB good point, but not hurt to pray anyway. People just want to be nice when they can’t do anything😢
I understand, my grandma got cancer on her breast and get them cut about 40 years ago, now she is still with us, I believe it is possible to make it for ur family too.
Time to thank our immune system for saving us every second. 😊🙏🏻
The only way we can show our appreciation to it, is to do our best to protect it! 3:05
Mf will thank a rock for not ruining a timeline by moving 000.1 inch like stfu
@@kendisnauss mfs (you) will find a reason to get mad at anything
thank you immune system i will attempt to stop having 3 coffees with sugar per day
Wait is our body a dictatorship
And our t cells are the thought police
And the cancer cells are rebellious anarchist?
As someone with ADHD which causes me to be extremely unfocused, I’ve always loved the animation in these videos as it makes me way more attentive. I wish school was like this!
So much better than a static PowerPoint and an uninterested professor that expects you to have learned every little detail he glossed over
Agreed! Fellow ADHD-er here, late diagnosis, constantly struggled through tertiary education/academia for more than a decade. 🥲
As a teacher, just know that this 9 minute video overview of what cancer is likely took a team of a dozen or more people two months of full time work to make (and thousands of dollars), and that your teacher is one person, who works for 8 hours in the day just to deliver the materials to 200 students. Actually making/finding the content comes after school for them, so it's really not a fair comparison.
If you want these videos to show up in your classrooms, show them to your teacher, and explain why they're top quality educational content and why you like them!
as someone with ADHD who is going to fking fail 2 exams tomorrow (finals btw), same
no way school has so many resources to do something like this though
saaaame fr
your video delves into the fascinating world of cancer and the relentless work of our immune system in combating it. It highlights the incredible ability of our body's defenses to recognize and eliminate cancer cells, providing valuable insights into the ongoing battle within us to maintain our health and well-being.
Anyone else feels proud of their own cells after watching these? Nature really does come up with the most complex yet fascinating ways of survival.
You ARE the cells bro
The irony is that cancer is also natural selection. In this case, it's a cell that escaped the body's defensive processes.
All it takes is one mistake and you can kiss your entire existence goodbye.
Good luck.
@@SubSilence Ya sure it does take only one mistake, but your body comes up with ways to correct millions of mistakes. I was just appreciating this... Life can endure so much before ending
Also it perhaps only took one "mistake" for apes to evolute into humans.
@@SubSilence did you even watch the video? our body has so much redundancy so prevent single mistakes from ruining us. don't be dense
Videos like this always bring me down to earth and make me realize that the human body is as complex as the universe itself
Bring me down to earth??????
Love the disclosed funding at the start. Really staying true to your word and taking on the community criticism so professionally!
Wait what do you mean by that
@@Wilsonbeaver98 bottom right hand corner of the intro. Controversy regarding the organisation if i’m not wrong
It is so great to see your channel grow and I was just a watcher since you had 1m subs. keep up the good work
I have a biology exam tomorrow, but despite looking at nothing else for many hours during the last days, you still manage to get me interested in even more biology. Just goes to show what a great job you are doing here!
Hello fellow ap bio student
Yay biology, maybe you'll be the one who finds the ultimate cure for cancer thanks to Kurtzgesagt lighting that passion in you :D
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nah ur just lazy . go study the materials
Transcription flashbacks
Its heartwarming to know there are literally billions of cells fighting 24/7 for your wealth being, and scary how many things in your own body are trying to kill you.
Not always though, there are autoimmune diseases where you immune system literally attacks you *own body* , as you can imagine it's not a great experience. So your immune system is just as good as it is dangerous.
i mean animals are just a lot of cells so its not really surprising
Lost family members to cancer and live with people who are in the process of losing the fight. It's extremely impressive to see it all laid out like this in such a short time and I found it extremely interesting! Now I feel like I understand what's going on, and I can't wait for that next video!
WHEN U FEEL SAD, JUDT LISTNE TO SOME BAY CITY ROLLERS
One of your best videos ever, guys! Hats off
I really appreciate how you've taken constructive criticism to heart. Instead of being really defensive you guys have taken the people calling you "propaganda" and used their feedback to grow.
Oh I remember that debacle that's occured a while back
wdym grow tho? by showing their sponsors more clearly or?
I do not have a medical bg but I have understood every bit of it and I'm just speechless about how well this has been presented. Your true expertise shows when you can explain it to a layman. Kudos to the team
It's quite surprising what goes on in our body that we completely ignore. Amazing video as always, Kurzgesagt!
One of the transhumanist mods that I hope will be available some day is a body sense, that can give you a detailed, intuitive sense of your internals.
At 2:00, the way the channel mentions the title is so intriguing.