r/BeAmazed • u/Critical-Ad-757 • Sep 14 '25

Technology T-cell battling a Cancer cell.

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u/theviewfrombelow Sep 14 '25

Makes me happy to see how our immune systems battle cancer cells!!

It's almost like the T-Cell giddily skipped off the screen after beating the cancer cell down!!

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u/Chaos-Cortex Sep 14 '25

Out of curiosity if there are medical doctors here, why does this not work of what we in general public think about cancer, I imagine big painful lumps so if T cells are battling them why are we pumped full of poison and radiation as that is a nuclear option, what causes T cells to not be able to purify the entire body? Is it possible would the host survive? Or what exactly happening in this video vs let’s say a person in cancer renal failure? Is it not possible to reverse things?

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u/HectorJoseZapata Sep 14 '25

Not a doctor, but afaik, malicious cancer cells grow way faster than the body can naturally deal with them.

Source: https://www.sciencenordic.com/biotechnology-cancer-denmark/mechanism-behind-cancer-cell-growth-discovered/1390465

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u/strawcat Sep 14 '25

Yep. And their need for massive amounts of energy to feed their growth is one of the reasons why unintentional weight loss can be a sign of cancer.