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170: The Man Who Drank Radioactive Water (Until His Jaw Fell Off)

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Radium Therapy

Cancer is just, and its simplest form is uncontrolled cell growth. That could happen for a number of reasons to any kind of cell and it's almost different for each individual. So solving it, that's why we just shoot it with radiation till the cells die and then hope that doesn't also kill the person. But some cancer treatments or chemotherapy feels quite primitive, just using very high tech stuff. Cancer treatment right now, I think is about as primitive as, no, not all cancer treatments, but somecancer treatments or chemotherapy feel quite primitive,. Just firing radiation at things or, um, sorry, radiation therapy and chemotherapy, you're essentially just poisoning.

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