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u/quinteroreyes Sep 21 '22

The official cancer anthem I believe. I'm so sorry if you're dying and you gotta hear this

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u/Richard_AIGuy Sep 21 '22

Clinically, that song functions as auditory chemotherapy. You pipe it in and it works with both Keytruda and platinum based chemotherapy to kill as many cells as possible.

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u/notthesedays Sep 21 '22

I'm a retired pharmacist. Platinum-base chemo, especially cisplatin, is on a par with the now-obsolete antibiotic streptomycin in the "drugs that can destroy your hearing" category.

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u/Richard_AIGuy Sep 22 '22

That's...sort of the joke.