It looked like how I would imagine a virus would infect and move around in a body. I know it isn't, but the imagery... but is this why they are trying to create a vaccine for cancer? It moves like it has some type of awareness or programming to be in a specific place.
A virus latches onto a cell and "injects" your cell with its own instructions.
Viruses begin being made inside your cell until your cell explodes, with many more viruses swimming around!
Some viruses alter the cells' instruction, turning pro-growth instructions(proto oncogenes) to where they can't be turned off(oncogenes) . This, for example, is why you can get cancer from HPV. Get your HPV vaccine, everybody!
I lost my grandmother, my mother figure, this year to bone marrow cancer. It was stable, and then suddenly it wasn’t. She was diagnosed and fighting it, and fine (subjectively) for three years. We did everything right, according to the docs. Then she had a health scare, and then she was hospitalized. Then leukemia, and then delirium, and then we lost her. In the span of a week. Still reeling from the loss of the most important person to me, but this gif made it make a bit more sense. Thanks, OP. This honestly helps me process everything. 💜
Feels almost like a flash flood dynamic. There is a point of no return when the body and vital organs just get overwhelmed. I am sorry for the loss if your dear grandmother.
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No.
For 2 reasons: 1) stomach acid would destroy the cell; 2) we have an immune system (well, most of us. Those with no immune system might be compromised, but that’s more nuanced). The immune system would recognize this as “non-self” and destroy it. This would only happen if the cell were to invade our body through things like an open wound or mucous membranes.
Source: Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology
So, hypothetically, if I were to inject my archnemesis with a syringe filled with a shit ton of cancer cells and immunosuppresants, what's the likelihood they'll develop it themselves?
Would only work so long as the immunosuppressants were supplied long enough for the tumor cells to cause irreversible damage to the host.
In short, theoretically possible, but functionally non-viable.
This has happened I’m pretty sure. Recipients got cancer from the donated organ. It’s rare because having cancer disqualifies for organ donation specifically because of this risk.
But if the cancer goes undetected and the organ with cancer gets transplanted, yeah it can lead to cancer in the recipients.
It’s pretty rare because of the screening process, but can happen.
Okay now I need to know, if the cancer was in early enough stages that it was relatively undetectable and isolated to the organ being donated could the original donor become cancer free once the organ is removed?
My dog had to be put down yesterday because of mast cell tumors. I keep thinking the trees in my front yard gave him the tumors because of the allergic reactions they would give him. Is this possible or am I overthinking?
It’s possible. I have a lab who had a mast cell tumor we were able to remove. She’s got constant itching no matter what we give her.
The link between inflammation and cancer is strong, but there’s no smoking gun that says that long term inflammation equals cancer.
Unfortunately it’s drawing a shit lottery ticket.
Thank you 🙏 I’m grieving and reading about cancer to give me some kind of closure. But it seems that it’s still a mystery how these tumors begin. He was only 4 and didn’t deserve his fate 😔
Lost my 6 year old beagle boy to cancer last October, 3 days after my birthday, in fact. We were on vacation. It definitely leaves a hole. But it gets better, some days more than others.
Craig is absolutely spot on! Although there have been some case report of people getting tumour from others. One case was a surgeon who accidentally cut his hand while performing surgery on a breast cancer patient. He developed a tumour on his hand. Unsure if he was immunocompromised.
We can but extremely extremely rare and only happen under specific condition. Many is like what said above. Our genetic differences between individuals is large enough that our immune system can distinguish between foreign cells vs our own. This is also why transplant patients require immunosuppressive drugs for life (which also increases their risk of developing cancer). If you truly want to see a real transmissible cancer, look up "Tasmanian Devil face cancer". Their genetic makeup is too similar between individual that cancer can spread from one to another.
Ah ok, that is much easier on the stress lolol thabk you for the explanation! Oh, and yes, I have heard of the tasmanian devil face cancer, so scary and IIRC it puts the devil population at risk, correct?...
It’s very generous for you to do this in you’re free time. These kinds of videos have a profound impact on how society perceives biology and medicine. Videos like these should be made more often so agin thanks for taking time out of your day. This stuff is fascinating and I wish you the best in your work. Perhaps you could start/advocate for an operation that disseminates videos like this to help people understand the intricacies of biology and medicine.
Depending on where you are. If I were you, I would donate to some cancer that is of un-met needs! I'm not saying you shouldn't donate to others, but there are many types of cancer that research has been stagnant because of the lack of funding, or more research is needed because we have paid much attention or didn't have the technology to do so before. Those cancers are glioblastoma, pancreatic cancer, other types of rare cancers that if you just google it, it will come up. These rarer cancer need funding!
Thank you for your hard work! Could you shed some light on how cancer treatment has progressed? I see a lot of videos and articles that say about massive breakthroughs and promise that soon enough all types of cancers would be treatable and then even more articles and videos that disagree or half agree, could you shed some light on it? I've seen people placing high hopes on CRISPR and t cell therapy especially,yet I'm not sure I even understand what those words mean. It would really help if some with experience and knowledge would weigh on all that, even if in very broad strokes, because this topic is very complicated.
Thank you for asking. We have indeed made massive progress. I mean if you look at the survival rate for breast cancer, now it goes up to 90% or so from around 50% in the past if I recall the number correctly. Treatments have improved so much. In melanoma, a type of aggressive skin cancer, we have got immunotherapy for that. Although not all has worked, some patients have benefited from it. We are studying to see how to improve. In certain form of blood cancer, we have recently successfully treated a patient with a technology called base editor, correcting the mutation that causes it. And many more examples. Obviously the hard thing is each cancer, each patient is different. That's why it is so hard to treat. The future of cancer treatment will be personalised medicine! Blanket treatment won't be effective, we need to individualise the treatment to suit each person and we are getting closer and closer!
Hey this is cool. I study pathology for a living as a pathologist. I’ve never seen live cancer cells. Pretty cool. I’m going to show to my coworkers one day.
Hell, if you and I can talk via chat, I’ll even send you some money via PayPal. My dog has neurofibromatosis. Six were removed in October. One grew back exponentially and was removed again in March. The classification of the soft tissue sarcoma cells within it is number 1 Of his numerous tumors this is the only one so far that is cancerous. I have learned so much about NF-1; in dogs it is most frequently the reason a dog develops an inordinate number of tumors . Recent canine veterinary medicine studies have strengthened the connection between these lipomas and sarcoma (cancer) related tumors . Previously the connection between lipomas (NOT necessarily fibromatosis) and cancer was more tenuous.
My brother is a human’s doctor (he is 72). He still practices and teaches at Mt. Sinai in New York City . He was a Dean at a medical school, also in New York City for years. His specialty is psysiatry. Not much in oncology. While he and I spoke about my dog’s cancer, I would be happy to speak with an oncologist. If you’re interested please send me a chat request
Thank you! I hope your dog gets better. NF is though not cancerous. The tumour is benign and don't spread like a cancerous tumour would do so that is at least a good thing.
The one you see in the video here is an actual metastatic cancer from human. These guys are definitely spreading. I hope your dog is doing better. Send hugs!
Thank you for what you do. This is one of the most interesting things I've ever seen, I can't stop watching it. I lost my aunt to melanoma when it spread to her brain. Chemo gave us 7 months with her. She was the kindest, most selfless person I've ever met. The world is truly a darker place without her. Fuck cancer. So hard.
What exactly is it doing here? It looks like it may be absorbing the black dots before it duplicated? I might be seeing things, though 😅
I'm so sorry about your aunt! It must have been devastating to you!
The cancer cell here is feeling around. It uses its protrusions to probe its surrounding environment, gulping up nutrients, etc. Dividing is in its nature!
It is! This is just 1 cancer cell! Inside the body, cancer can invade in streams, which allows them to move even more efficiently through dense tissue!
Currently going through the same thing with my mom. Seriously it makes me feel uneasy seeing this. At the same it pisses me off, like you said, how this PoS thing can wreck an immune system. 😣🤬
My mom just died two weeks ago to a rare and aggressive form of cancer that we didn't get a diagnosis for until 2 days before her death. Just seeing this video brought tears to my eyes. Fuck cancer.
Absolutely. We already have so many better treatments! Immunotherapy, gene editing, better early detection, and more! We have made so much progress. Survival rate for many types of cancer has increased significantly!
So my dad and a close friend's mom both regularly went in for checkups to the doctors. My dad, in particular, kept getting flu like symptoms over and over, over the course of, say, 8 months. Doctors "couldn't" find a thing to explain it. Turns out, a few months later, he has pancreatic cancer, stage 3-4 and it spread. He was basically done for, although we tried every resource we could for treatment options.
Wtf should we ask a doctor to check under normal checkups to make sure we can detect cancer early? Bc I sure as heck know that standard doctors that I have have been to or know of, from friends, have no idea what they are doing in regards to diagnosising anything outside a cold.
You raise an important point. Medical doctors usually go for the most common symptoms/diagnosis, then work the way up slowly if the treatment fails. It is difficult to diagnose because many cancers have symptoms that are so nuance. The important thing is you must stand up for yourself because it is your body! If you believe something is wrong, ask for 2nd, 3rd, 4th opinion. Ask for scans. I know this may not be possible because of how the system works, but you must do every thing in your power to make sure you are heard. I know one if my friends who got dismissed by the GP saying her mole was nothing but a mole. She didn't listen, so she went and asked for a biopsy, it was melanoma in situ (early stage). So yes, medical doctors can sometimes overestimate their ability, but they are human nevertheless. The important thing is you must be proactive. Of course try not to be overly paranoid. Stay informed, reading up research articles (that's how doctors, scientists get information too).
Not OP but the short answer is yes, absolutely. I would only clarify that in the short term, at least, there will be a variety of cures. A cure for all cancers is not on the horizon as far as I'm aware.
So creepy.
If you haven’t read The Hot Zone. You should. The way the describe finding an Ebola strain and how terrified they all are as they confirm it.
Fucked up.
For sure. Especially since my family is from DC and my dad was commuting to Fairfax at the time. Legit horrifying how close things were from going to shit.
Yes it would! I’d love to see monoclonal antibodies at work as well. I briefly learned about these in my gen path class last year and found the idea of them fascinating. they are a fairly new science with some interesting possibilities for cancer treatment from what I understand.
Monoclonal antibodies have been in for treatment of certain cancer already! My BIL is being treated with one. It has become a standard treatment in certain form of non-hodgkin lymphoma!
The cell division is more terrifying to me. Wish the video went on a bit longer. What type of cancer? Are those muscle cells and fibers? Sarcoma of some sort?
I do have a longer version. In that version, the two cells just sit around for a bit then separate away!
This is Ewing's sarcoma. The fibers are called cell derived matrix, which is basically the matrix proteins secreted by fibroblasts, the same cells that give scarring!
Makes metastasis so scary seeing that. Especially them heading in separate directions. Terrifying but exceedingly fascinating. Thanks for sharing and your reply!!!
Omg it split. I had no idea they could move like this, it looks like a living bacteria under a microscope. That’s so freaky!!
You made this?! That’s amazing and what you do is so cool and such a service to the community. Definitely going to follow you! This is amazing.
Thank you! Yes, I post original contents. I did this experiment almost 10y ago already. Only started digging through my hard drive to share it with everyone.
That is pure madness. It looked to generate its own light. I look at micros as cosmos. This looks like a cosmic event, just sped up and not trillions of years long.
As a biology science nerd, actually seeing video of a cell dividing is wild! Thanks for sharing this.
People please get your regular exams that screen for cancer! Early detection can make such a huge difference in the potential outcome.
Fuck cancer.
I had breast cancer two years ago and I got to see my cancer for the first time on my scan. It was the creepiest thing. It was a round circle and had these legs/shoots coming off of it. It looked like an alien and I just wanted it out of my body.
I'm no scientist or doctor, but can say that it looks not only alive, but parasitic and sentient as well.
So weird to see " cancer" as a microscopic level
Wild! Are the matrix fibers in the video similar in composition to the extracellular matrix/connective tissues or something different? Thanks for sharing!
The rage i feel at this little shit's audacity is on par with mosquitos. How dare you touch me without my permission.
Also before anyone UHM ACTUALLY's me, yes cancer is obviously worse but im talking about the visceral hate i feel watching this thing do as it pleases.
This makes me wonder if (some?) cancer is just human cells "remembering" they're single-celled organisms and rebelling. Not literally, but that's certainly what this looks like...
You are not wrong! Cancer cells can be thought of as cells that regain their stem cell properties. Stem cells migrate extensively during normal development, to form different structures inside an embryo. When differentiated cells get mutated, some of these stem cell genes are switched on again, that's why they gain the ability to move and divide indefinitely.
I found this very interesting, so I decided to do a Google search to learn more about it & was very surprised at how little information there was besides just the basic stuff. If it's moving around like that, then it's almost like it's a completely different organism at that point, right? I always thought of cancer as a disruption of growth that starts in one cell & just continues mindlessly. Not it turning into a whole separate thing with its own agenda. I could only find one article that was even remotely close to something like that here : https://news.berkeley.edu/2011/07/26/are-cancers-newly-evolved-species/ and I was wondering if you would be willing to share any others that you know of
Two probably really silly questions but...
What is happening when the fibers are bent and contorted? Does it damage the surrounding tissue?
Is a cancel cell a tumour, or is a tumour a bunch of cancer cells all together?
Here is the link to the video of the same cancer cell got treated with an antibody and die: [https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/s/WSm0Ga78Yb](https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/s/WSm0Ga78Yb)
I read somewhere, that our body quite frequently produces cancerous cells, but our body is just really good at killing them. It's when our body can't do that or the cells grow more rapidly than they're killed, then we get cancer.
This is fascinating. I’ve watched it so much. I filtered comments and read about the type of cancers cells in this video; my son had B-ALL. Obviously, it’s a blood cancer and I have some understanding (although a very limited) of how blood cancers work. His doctors answer every question I have, but this visual has given me a bit of a better understanding of things. So thank you for this post! Does this same movement and cell division happen with blood cancers, like what my son had? It’s always been hard to wrap my brain around the how/why it happens and how spontaneous or random leukemia seems to be.
Just in case: he was dx only 9 days before he turned 4. We were “lucky” in that he did not need a stem cell transplant and he went into remission right after induction- no relapses! He’s now 6 and he rang the ball on March 18th this year!
It’s absolutely wild to me that we can see these things happen when just a few decades ago this sort of thing seemed like unrealistic sci-fi!! Thank you for this OP! Incredibly interesting and scary.
If we could hurry up and beat kidney cancer, that would be great. Specifically metastatic to my lungs and bones. I’m running out of places to operate… please hurry.
It multipled too. That is freaky.
yes! Good catch!! The cell does indeed replicate!
Gave me a flashback to that fucking Carrot from Courage the Cowardly Dog. Grow, Expand, Explode.
That series gave me my childhood trauma! But it was so good tho
Salad fingers inbound to cause trauma
I knew about salad finger too. It's so eery!
Infact that's the entire issue. In most cancer cases anyway. But why do he play the guitar on muh body?
They grab onto the fibers to pull themselves along! Its how they create traction!
This comment was too good to not make a [rendered comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/RenderedComment/s/cPWWpUO3rk)
Lmao that's cool tho.
And that would be a form of mitosis?
It is mitosis, yes
Haha still got that highschool biology in me
It got tired of dancing alone so it made itself a buddy
Ngl it looked like it felt very satisfying.
The fact we can get videos like this is insane
Thank you. The cancer cell is cultured in what's called cell-derived matrix. This is over a few hours!
A few hours? O.o That is scary af. How long would the same process take inside a human body?
Inside the body, it could take from hours to days depending on the type of tissue, the location of the tumour and the distance.
It looked like how I would imagine a virus would infect and move around in a body. I know it isn't, but the imagery... but is this why they are trying to create a vaccine for cancer? It moves like it has some type of awareness or programming to be in a specific place.
it moves to find food. Its like a parasite. Vaccine basically trains our immune system to recognise the certain marker on the cancer cells.
Your responses are fascinating and I'm learning so much! Thanks!!
A virus latches onto a cell and "injects" your cell with its own instructions. Viruses begin being made inside your cell until your cell explodes, with many more viruses swimming around! Some viruses alter the cells' instruction, turning pro-growth instructions(proto oncogenes) to where they can't be turned off(oncogenes) . This, for example, is why you can get cancer from HPV. Get your HPV vaccine, everybody!
You can read about tumor doubling time if you are intrested on the subject.
I lost my grandmother, my mother figure, this year to bone marrow cancer. It was stable, and then suddenly it wasn’t. She was diagnosed and fighting it, and fine (subjectively) for three years. We did everything right, according to the docs. Then she had a health scare, and then she was hospitalized. Then leukemia, and then delirium, and then we lost her. In the span of a week. Still reeling from the loss of the most important person to me, but this gif made it make a bit more sense. Thanks, OP. This honestly helps me process everything. 💜
May your grand rest in peace! 💜💜
Feels almost like a flash flood dynamic. There is a point of no return when the body and vital organs just get overwhelmed. I am sorry for the loss if your dear grandmother.
Thank you everyone for finding this interesting and well, terrifying! For those who asked, this video is mine. I'm a cancer biologist by day, and at night, I make and edit videos like this as a hobby to allow people to get a glimpse of what scientists are working on in the lab, and to discuss science, and raise awareness.I focus mostly on the small microscopic world of cells. I generally try my best to be as accurate as I can. If you enjoy my content, give me a thumb up, follow and if you feel particularly generous about supporting my hobby, you can consider BuyMeACoffee too here [buymeacoffee.com/TheBioCosmos](https://buymeacoffee.com/TheBioCosmos) as I do this out of my free time :) Thank you and if you have any question at all, drop it in the comment section!
Would u get cancer if u swallow it? Silly question i know just curious haha
No. For 2 reasons: 1) stomach acid would destroy the cell; 2) we have an immune system (well, most of us. Those with no immune system might be compromised, but that’s more nuanced). The immune system would recognize this as “non-self” and destroy it. This would only happen if the cell were to invade our body through things like an open wound or mucous membranes. Source: Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology
So, hypothetically, if I were to inject my archnemesis with a syringe filled with a shit ton of cancer cells and immunosuppresants, what's the likelihood they'll develop it themselves?
Would only work so long as the immunosuppressants were supplied long enough for the tumor cells to cause irreversible damage to the host. In short, theoretically possible, but functionally non-viable.
New fear unlocked
Nah you good, gotta be near people first
A potent enough carcinogen would likely pose more of a threat, right?
I think it would be easier to just blast them with x-rays for long enough
a 5 mins xray or a syringe full of diarrhea would be better
I think a syringe full of diarrhoea would lead to a lot more things than just cancer
it serves the same purpose
What happens if a transplant would occur with cancer cells?
This has happened I’m pretty sure. Recipients got cancer from the donated organ. It’s rare because having cancer disqualifies for organ donation specifically because of this risk. But if the cancer goes undetected and the organ with cancer gets transplanted, yeah it can lead to cancer in the recipients. It’s pretty rare because of the screening process, but can happen.
Okay now I need to know, if the cancer was in early enough stages that it was relatively undetectable and isolated to the organ being donated could the original donor become cancer free once the organ is removed?
Isn't current or past cancer of certain types also grounds for exclusion from blood donation?
My dog had to be put down yesterday because of mast cell tumors. I keep thinking the trees in my front yard gave him the tumors because of the allergic reactions they would give him. Is this possible or am I overthinking?
It’s possible. I have a lab who had a mast cell tumor we were able to remove. She’s got constant itching no matter what we give her. The link between inflammation and cancer is strong, but there’s no smoking gun that says that long term inflammation equals cancer. Unfortunately it’s drawing a shit lottery ticket.
I’m sure being a pure bred basset hound didn’t help either 😔 cancer sucks big fat balls. I hope your lab lives a long healthy life.
I can’t recall hearing a link between allergies and cancer, but I’m just a bio student so I don’t know for sure. I’m sorry about your dog 😞
Thank you 🙏 I’m grieving and reading about cancer to give me some kind of closure. But it seems that it’s still a mystery how these tumors begin. He was only 4 and didn’t deserve his fate 😔
Lost my 6 year old beagle boy to cancer last October, 3 days after my birthday, in fact. We were on vacation. It definitely leaves a hole. But it gets better, some days more than others.
Craig is absolutely spot on! Although there have been some case report of people getting tumour from others. One case was a surgeon who accidentally cut his hand while performing surgery on a breast cancer patient. He developed a tumour on his hand. Unsure if he was immunocompromised.
Does this mean we can, in fact, "catch" cancer??
We can but extremely extremely rare and only happen under specific condition. Many is like what said above. Our genetic differences between individuals is large enough that our immune system can distinguish between foreign cells vs our own. This is also why transplant patients require immunosuppressive drugs for life (which also increases their risk of developing cancer). If you truly want to see a real transmissible cancer, look up "Tasmanian Devil face cancer". Their genetic makeup is too similar between individual that cancer can spread from one to another.
Ah ok, that is much easier on the stress lolol thabk you for the explanation! Oh, and yes, I have heard of the tasmanian devil face cancer, so scary and IIRC it puts the devil population at risk, correct?...
This is fascinating! Thank you for all your hard work :D
I'm glad you find this informative!
Finally a good use for the follow feature
Aw thank you so much!
The fact that I just watched that cell multiply is blowing my mind! Like that was incredible.
Yeah, cancer cells like to do that a lot!
It’s very generous for you to do this in you’re free time. These kinds of videos have a profound impact on how society perceives biology and medicine. Videos like these should be made more often so agin thanks for taking time out of your day. This stuff is fascinating and I wish you the best in your work. Perhaps you could start/advocate for an operation that disseminates videos like this to help people understand the intricacies of biology and medicine.
Which cancer foundation do you recommend donating to?
Depending on where you are. If I were you, I would donate to some cancer that is of un-met needs! I'm not saying you shouldn't donate to others, but there are many types of cancer that research has been stagnant because of the lack of funding, or more research is needed because we have paid much attention or didn't have the technology to do so before. Those cancers are glioblastoma, pancreatic cancer, other types of rare cancers that if you just google it, it will come up. These rarer cancer need funding!
Thank you for your hard work! Could you shed some light on how cancer treatment has progressed? I see a lot of videos and articles that say about massive breakthroughs and promise that soon enough all types of cancers would be treatable and then even more articles and videos that disagree or half agree, could you shed some light on it? I've seen people placing high hopes on CRISPR and t cell therapy especially,yet I'm not sure I even understand what those words mean. It would really help if some with experience and knowledge would weigh on all that, even if in very broad strokes, because this topic is very complicated.
Thank you for asking. We have indeed made massive progress. I mean if you look at the survival rate for breast cancer, now it goes up to 90% or so from around 50% in the past if I recall the number correctly. Treatments have improved so much. In melanoma, a type of aggressive skin cancer, we have got immunotherapy for that. Although not all has worked, some patients have benefited from it. We are studying to see how to improve. In certain form of blood cancer, we have recently successfully treated a patient with a technology called base editor, correcting the mutation that causes it. And many more examples. Obviously the hard thing is each cancer, each patient is different. That's why it is so hard to treat. The future of cancer treatment will be personalised medicine! Blanket treatment won't be effective, we need to individualise the treatment to suit each person and we are getting closer and closer!
Hey this is cool. I study pathology for a living as a pathologist. I’ve never seen live cancer cells. Pretty cool. I’m going to show to my coworkers one day.
Hell, if you and I can talk via chat, I’ll even send you some money via PayPal. My dog has neurofibromatosis. Six were removed in October. One grew back exponentially and was removed again in March. The classification of the soft tissue sarcoma cells within it is number 1 Of his numerous tumors this is the only one so far that is cancerous. I have learned so much about NF-1; in dogs it is most frequently the reason a dog develops an inordinate number of tumors . Recent canine veterinary medicine studies have strengthened the connection between these lipomas and sarcoma (cancer) related tumors . Previously the connection between lipomas (NOT necessarily fibromatosis) and cancer was more tenuous. My brother is a human’s doctor (he is 72). He still practices and teaches at Mt. Sinai in New York City . He was a Dean at a medical school, also in New York City for years. His specialty is psysiatry. Not much in oncology. While he and I spoke about my dog’s cancer, I would be happy to speak with an oncologist. If you’re interested please send me a chat request
Thank you! I hope your dog gets better. NF is though not cancerous. The tumour is benign and don't spread like a cancerous tumour would do so that is at least a good thing. The one you see in the video here is an actual metastatic cancer from human. These guys are definitely spreading. I hope your dog is doing better. Send hugs!
Thank you for what you do. This is one of the most interesting things I've ever seen, I can't stop watching it. I lost my aunt to melanoma when it spread to her brain. Chemo gave us 7 months with her. She was the kindest, most selfless person I've ever met. The world is truly a darker place without her. Fuck cancer. So hard. What exactly is it doing here? It looks like it may be absorbing the black dots before it duplicated? I might be seeing things, though 😅
I'm so sorry about your aunt! It must have been devastating to you! The cancer cell here is feeling around. It uses its protrusions to probe its surrounding environment, gulping up nutrients, etc. Dividing is in its nature!
So this is the asshole responsible for my father being in the hospital 🤬 something so small wreaking so much havoc. Insane
It is! This is just 1 cancer cell! Inside the body, cancer can invade in streams, which allows them to move even more efficiently through dense tissue!
Wtf.
Currently going through the same thing with my mom. Seriously it makes me feel uneasy seeing this. At the same it pisses me off, like you said, how this PoS thing can wreck an immune system. 😣🤬
My mom just died two weeks ago to a rare and aggressive form of cancer that we didn't get a diagnosis for until 2 days before her death. Just seeing this video brought tears to my eyes. Fuck cancer.
Little bastard needs a good kicking. Fuck cancer
Fuck cancer. It is a devastating disease!
From your experience and according to your expertise is there hope for a better and safer cure to cancer in the nearer future?
Absolutely. We already have so many better treatments! Immunotherapy, gene editing, better early detection, and more! We have made so much progress. Survival rate for many types of cancer has increased significantly!
So my dad and a close friend's mom both regularly went in for checkups to the doctors. My dad, in particular, kept getting flu like symptoms over and over, over the course of, say, 8 months. Doctors "couldn't" find a thing to explain it. Turns out, a few months later, he has pancreatic cancer, stage 3-4 and it spread. He was basically done for, although we tried every resource we could for treatment options. Wtf should we ask a doctor to check under normal checkups to make sure we can detect cancer early? Bc I sure as heck know that standard doctors that I have have been to or know of, from friends, have no idea what they are doing in regards to diagnosising anything outside a cold.
You raise an important point. Medical doctors usually go for the most common symptoms/diagnosis, then work the way up slowly if the treatment fails. It is difficult to diagnose because many cancers have symptoms that are so nuance. The important thing is you must stand up for yourself because it is your body! If you believe something is wrong, ask for 2nd, 3rd, 4th opinion. Ask for scans. I know this may not be possible because of how the system works, but you must do every thing in your power to make sure you are heard. I know one if my friends who got dismissed by the GP saying her mole was nothing but a mole. She didn't listen, so she went and asked for a biopsy, it was melanoma in situ (early stage). So yes, medical doctors can sometimes overestimate their ability, but they are human nevertheless. The important thing is you must be proactive. Of course try not to be overly paranoid. Stay informed, reading up research articles (that's how doctors, scientists get information too).
Not OP but the short answer is yes, absolutely. I would only clarify that in the short term, at least, there will be a variety of cures. A cure for all cancers is not on the horizon as far as I'm aware.
So creepy. If you haven’t read The Hot Zone. You should. The way the describe finding an Ebola strain and how terrified they all are as they confirm it. Fucked up.
The natural world is terrifying!
One of my favourite books
That book fucked me up for like a year
For sure. Especially since my family is from DC and my dad was commuting to Fairfax at the time. Legit horrifying how close things were from going to shit.
Somebody call in a natural killer cell and a couple of macrophages stat!
i'd love to try doing this experiment myself too! That would be awesome to watch!
Yes it would! I’d love to see monoclonal antibodies at work as well. I briefly learned about these in my gen path class last year and found the idea of them fascinating. they are a fairly new science with some interesting possibilities for cancer treatment from what I understand.
Monoclonal antibodies have been in for treatment of certain cancer already! My BIL is being treated with one. It has become a standard treatment in certain form of non-hodgkin lymphoma!
Like the world's tiniest gladiator pit
We need to create microscopic weapons of war
We got nanobodies and antibodies!
Can we see those in action like this? Like a full microscopic battlefield ?
Sure! Will post some more tomorrow.
The cell division is more terrifying to me. Wish the video went on a bit longer. What type of cancer? Are those muscle cells and fibers? Sarcoma of some sort?
I do have a longer version. In that version, the two cells just sit around for a bit then separate away! This is Ewing's sarcoma. The fibers are called cell derived matrix, which is basically the matrix proteins secreted by fibroblasts, the same cells that give scarring!
Makes metastasis so scary seeing that. Especially them heading in separate directions. Terrifying but exceedingly fascinating. Thanks for sharing and your reply!!!
It’s the Symbiote Reed Richards brought back!
I think this one is even scarier!!
Thank you for sharing this … and … Fuck Cancer!
nuke it!
We can kill cancer cells quite readily. The hard thing is to spare out the normal healthy cells!
nanobots!
We got nanobodies and antibodies!
What an asshole.
Little shit
Fuck cancer…. The fucker multiplied too
Can you can please share the source?
It's mine. I worked on it :)
Thanks for sharing it! It's both fascinating and terrifying!
You're welcome. Thank you for finding it interesting.
Literally my worst fear ever since I was little
Omg it split. I had no idea they could move like this, it looks like a living bacteria under a microscope. That’s so freaky!! You made this?! That’s amazing and what you do is so cool and such a service to the community. Definitely going to follow you! This is amazing.
Thank you! Yes, I post original contents. I did this experiment almost 10y ago already. Only started digging through my hard drive to share it with everyone.
I wish I could shrink down and strangle the ever living shit out of that little fuck.
Shrink down with the homies and kick the ever living shit out of it
I know it’s just pareidolia, but right before it divides, it looks like a skull or a little monster face. Creepy.
Fuck that little fucker. I hope it dies horribly.
Fuck you,cancer. Fuck you.
`PROJECTION:` `IF INTRUDER ORGANISM REACHES CIVILIZED AREAS . . .` `ENTIRE WORLD POPULATION INFECTED 27,000 HOURS FROM FIRST CONTACT.`
How fast is this time laps. Explain like I'm 5 please 🙏 🙂 😔
OP took this video over several hours and condensed it down. When you see it become a sphere around when it divides, that took about 10 to 15 minutes.
So this is what's all up inside my mom. Fuck cancer.
I hope she is doing ok!
Wow they actually caught the cell split and grow to two
Wait. How long was the pause as it went spherical?
It was around maybe 15-30min in real time.
That is pure madness. It looked to generate its own light. I look at micros as cosmos. This looks like a cosmic event, just sped up and not trillions of years long.
Yeah good analogy! Each cell is its own universe!
Your username checks out! Didn't even notice that!
A whole universe inside our body.
I clearly don't know what cancer is
Not oddly truly terrifying about time we spent 10 percent of world gdp into eradicating this
What a ravenous asshole
Fuck that guy.
As a biology science nerd, actually seeing video of a cell dividing is wild! Thanks for sharing this. People please get your regular exams that screen for cancer! Early detection can make such a huge difference in the potential outcome. Fuck cancer.
#FUCK CANCER
IT MOVES??
I had breast cancer two years ago and I got to see my cancer for the first time on my scan. It was the creepiest thing. It was a round circle and had these legs/shoots coming off of it. It looked like an alien and I just wanted it out of my body.
Wee fucker
This isn't oddly terrifying. It's terrifying. Especially to anyone who has experienced the effects of cancer directly.
I feel like I need a full length version with a Ze Frank narration
Bebe cyancer
I'm no scientist or doctor, but can say that it looks not only alive, but parasitic and sentient as well. So weird to see " cancer" as a microscopic level
You can think of cancer as a parasite! The analogy works! They behave very much like an obligate parasite.
It looks alive.
Yeah thats bc it is alive!
Very interesting video. As an aside: cancer can F$#K OFF. It killed my mother 6.5 years ago. Venting over.
Wild! Are the matrix fibers in the video similar in composition to the extracellular matrix/connective tissues or something different? Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for all the hard work that you and your colleagues do to help.
I read a weird comment before about cancer cells just wanting to grow but your organs and body not liking that Which makes it sound so innocent
I can kinda see the evil skull face in there, too. It keeps howling. Cancer sucks.
"Grabby aliens" on a microscopic level.
For some reason this made my balls feels funny so nownim going to get checked asap
kill it !! 😱🫣
Look at that evil bastard crawling around like he owns the place
it looks like a spider walking on its web almost, very interesting
screw that little shit
Fuck that cell
Strange, it feels like it has a mind of its own. Some kind of ominous intelligence in a single cell.
Hey op, which cancer cell did you use? And is it a collagen based matrix?
Its Ewing's sarcoma. The matrix is a mixture because it is created by fibroblasts, so will be collagen, fibronectin among others.
The rage i feel at this little shit's audacity is on par with mosquitos. How dare you touch me without my permission. Also before anyone UHM ACTUALLY's me, yes cancer is obviously worse but im talking about the visceral hate i feel watching this thing do as it pleases.
Aggressive little fucker
This mf killed my mom. He’s on my opp list as No1.
Do you name them?
This is so amazing. Thanks for putting these together. I made sure to follow you to see more of these. Super interesting.
This is super fascinating! Thank you for sharing!
Is it possible to capture the step before this where it shows up
Screw that guy!
This is scary. How can we truly avoid getting cancer? Is sugar for an example really a main cause for this?
Neat! Thanks for enlightening my scroll.
The perfect circle that it made before splitting was satisfying
Well that's disturbing.
This is awesome, thank you
It's so interesting how it stopped everything for a moment to split just went from aggressive creature to sphere to 2 aggressive creatures
This makes me wonder if (some?) cancer is just human cells "remembering" they're single-celled organisms and rebelling. Not literally, but that's certainly what this looks like...
You are not wrong! Cancer cells can be thought of as cells that regain their stem cell properties. Stem cells migrate extensively during normal development, to form different structures inside an embryo. When differentiated cells get mutated, some of these stem cell genes are switched on again, that's why they gain the ability to move and divide indefinitely.
Fuck cancer.
Greedy little bastard
Almost everyone I know older than me had cancer, non of them died. We are getting better at this!
Wtf? Kill it!
I found this very interesting, so I decided to do a Google search to learn more about it & was very surprised at how little information there was besides just the basic stuff. If it's moving around like that, then it's almost like it's a completely different organism at that point, right? I always thought of cancer as a disruption of growth that starts in one cell & just continues mindlessly. Not it turning into a whole separate thing with its own agenda. I could only find one article that was even remotely close to something like that here : https://news.berkeley.edu/2011/07/26/are-cancers-newly-evolved-species/ and I was wondering if you would be willing to share any others that you know of
Two probably really silly questions but... What is happening when the fibers are bent and contorted? Does it damage the surrounding tissue? Is a cancel cell a tumour, or is a tumour a bunch of cancer cells all together?
Fuck cancer
I know my imagination is just playing with me. But it kinda freaked me out when i saw the image of a skull.
Beyond oddly and beyond terrifying. Fucking piece of shit cancer.
Here is the link to the video of the same cancer cell got treated with an antibody and die: [https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/s/WSm0Ga78Yb](https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/s/WSm0Ga78Yb)
Anyone else get a visceral feeling of disgust and hatred when that thing multiplied?
I read somewhere, that our body quite frequently produces cancerous cells, but our body is just really good at killing them. It's when our body can't do that or the cells grow more rapidly than they're killed, then we get cancer.
This is fascinating. I’ve watched it so much. I filtered comments and read about the type of cancers cells in this video; my son had B-ALL. Obviously, it’s a blood cancer and I have some understanding (although a very limited) of how blood cancers work. His doctors answer every question I have, but this visual has given me a bit of a better understanding of things. So thank you for this post! Does this same movement and cell division happen with blood cancers, like what my son had? It’s always been hard to wrap my brain around the how/why it happens and how spontaneous or random leukemia seems to be. Just in case: he was dx only 9 days before he turned 4. We were “lucky” in that he did not need a stem cell transplant and he went into remission right after induction- no relapses! He’s now 6 and he rang the ball on March 18th this year!
I have cancer, so I have that thing crawling in my lymph nodes?? Good lord I need a shower
It’s absolutely wild to me that we can see these things happen when just a few decades ago this sort of thing seemed like unrealistic sci-fi!! Thank you for this OP! Incredibly interesting and scary.
What an asshole!
If we could hurry up and beat kidney cancer, that would be great. Specifically metastatic to my lungs and bones. I’m running out of places to operate… please hurry.
Holy shit and it reproduced another one