Cancer doesn't have to be a tumor or a lump that you can like poke with a stick. Cancer just means when abnormal cells divide in an uncontrolled way. So according to the American Cancer Society, it's caused by changes in the cells' DNA. But there are so many environmental factors that we have no idea about yet. Do you say data or data? This messes with me every time I say it.
Bloooood. In this special episode, Alie sits down with Scotsman and hematologist Dr. Brian Durie to talk about blood: what it is, and what can go wrong. As an oncologist, Dr. Durie is a leading researcher in multiple myeloma, a disease that's deeply affected Alie's family. So learn about what's in your blood and how doctors are finding new cures and therapies for the people diagnosed with blood cancers. Also learn about the most scientifically chill way to live your life, what foods to avoid, whether or not Coachella is too crowded and some handy fish slang.
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