Why Do Some Cancers Cure Themselves?
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DownloadYour body is incredibly good at repairing itself.
A skinned knee quickly fades to just a memory.
And if you give that runny nose a few days of rest,
you’ll be able to breathe through it again in no time.
But one big problem that your body often can’t fix is cancer.
Without treatment, cancer will keep growing
nd spreading until it kills you.
Thankfully, we have many treatments --
chemotherapy and other treatments that have saved millions of lives.
These therapies are pretty much your only option for surviving deadly cancers.
However, there are a few cases where something truly remarkable happens.
Doctors have reported some rare instances of tumors shrinking
or even disappearing without treatment.
Getting to the root of this medical marvel
could help more cancer patients in the future.
That is, if we ever figure out what the heck is going on.
So here’s what we know about spontaneous remission.
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Key Vocabulary (12)
Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
To make it easier for someone to do something by offering your services, resources, or support. It can involve physical effort, providing information, or giving money to assist a person or a cause.
Treatment is medical care given to a patient for an illness or injury. It can also refer to the specific way you behave toward or deal with someone or something.
An abnormal growth of body tissue that forms a mass or lump. It occurs when cells divide too much and can be either harmless (benign) or dangerous (malignant).
"The tumor was removed surgically."
As an adverb at a C2 level, it denotes presence, availability, or existence within a specific vicinity or context. It is also used to indicate approximate values or to describe movement or positioning that encircles a point or lacks a specific direction.
A very serious disease where cells in the body grow in a way that is not healthy or normal. It can spread to different parts of the body and usually requires treatment from a doctor.
"The cancer is important."
A period of time during a serious illness when the symptoms become less severe or disappear completely. It can also refer to the cancellation of a debt or the reduction of a prison sentence.
Grammar in This Video
"his tumor miraculously disappeared before his surgery."
"Your body is incredibly good at repairing itself."
"treatments -- chemotherapy and other treatments that have saved millions of live..."
"So if your doctor recommends a cancer therapy, [you should take it]"
"physicians also wrote reports about patients with incurable cancers who miraculo..."
"Cancer patients should not bank on spontaneous remission"
"if we ever figure out what the heck is going on."
"However, there are a few cases where something truly remarkable happens."
"The idea that cancer might heal all by itself"
"you’ll be able to breathe through it again in no time."
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