Does COVID Cause Cancer?

There's a troubling link between COVID and certain cancers, but as always, it's complicated.
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[@lavenderpants8695]

We need to make this vid go viral just for the importance of that intro alone.

[@skabro1]

But if the vid goes viral it may kick off some cancerous response.

[@childofcascadia]

@LookatRealNumberes How do RNA injections cause cancer? Scientific proof (IE studies) showing that injecting RNA causes cancer, please. Or are you just "I dont understand how this works at all and its scary"?

[@friskydingo5370]

If it goes viral, we may have a new pandemic of knowledge 😊

[@AMannAmongMen]

Bruh you made the thumbnail

[@OmateYayami]

Puntastic comment!

[@petersmythe6462]

"it's only been out there in the world for 4 years" That won't stop job postings from requiring minimum 15 years of COVID treatment experience.

[@richardgrier8968]

😂😂

[@mafarmerga]

Plus I read in the Epoch Times that the Chinese developed COVID 20 years ago and were just waiting to release it in an effort to bring America to its knees!! [insert sarcasm emoji here]

[@playinglifeoneasy9226]

You didn’t watch the whole video did you?

[@richardgrier8968]

@@playinglifeoneasy9226 ?

[@BrianW.ConleyJr.]

Yeah and it didn’t stop tyrants from mandating an experimental gene therapy. It’s funny how covid, like every other scientific issue, requires long-term studies to determine it’s impact to our health, yet the vax is good to go on day one and if you ask questions you’re anti-science… I find it astonishing how all the “smart” people lined up to take an experimental vax for a virus that poses virtually zero risk to the young and healthy. The cognitive dissonance is real.

[@tashokukisune]

C.mon, man… :( Covid already gave me permanent lung scarring, vascular damage, renal damage, and neurological damage (my smell never came back and it’s been four years), but also kicked off an autoimmune disorder that attacked my pancreas and made me pre-diabetic. It has taken so much from me. I used to be an RN. I was on the front lines.

[@AL-op3ue]

im so sorry, i hope you get better

[@NoVIcE_Source]

This video made me scared too.. My live has been on hold since I finished high school in 2019 and I'm now again worried of interacting with people, but I can't just be idle forever aaaa why is everything so complicated... It sucks so much to see people being affected like this. Please don't stress out unnecessarily, feeling connected with people and not being stressed overall has huge positive effects on the body (I should also listen to my advice aswell)

[@BrandonDenny-we1rw]

​@@NoVIcE_Source Dont stress youre no more likely than before as pretty much anything can act as a carcinogen even meat.

[@NoVIcE_Source]

@@BrandonDenny-we1rw that's a fair thing to say yeah

[@BrandonDenny-we1rw]

@@NoVIcE_Source i feel its important to note I physically cannot feel stress so I am biased but yeah. Stress is bad. Just live your life-sensibly- and just dont engage in willfully dangerous activities.

[@Psycomega1]

This video's entire introduction is basically just a cocktail of critical thinking, media literacy, and self aware admission of being flawed beings. Outstanding move.

[@enterpassword3313]

No its not. These guys just say whatever they are told. Zero critical thinking.

[@enterpassword3313]

If they were anywhere near close to what you described they would have several videos on how the massive fraud and anti scientific pratices

[@MaximusChivus]

​@@enterpassword3313 You genuinely do not know what you're talking about.

[@enterpassword3313]

@@MaximusChivus no, thats not a problem i have, thats a problem with people who blindly "trust the science" even though most of it turns out to be wrong

[@enterpassword3313]

@@MaximusChivus let me guess, you trust the "safe and effective" mantra?

[@raphaelgarcia9576]

Whoever first said, whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, did not understand biology.

[@VelcraDeFang]

Venom does not work that way: if you get bitten by a venomous snake and survive and then even keep on increasing your dose you can develop a ridiculously high tolerance for even some of the world's deadliest snakes. Some snake catchers, breeders and those who actually milk snakes and spiders in order to create the antivenom actually do this deliberately in Australia. I guess that our biology is just built tougher Down Under! Forget c-19 and cancer, you should try a pissed off funnel web in mating season. ...funnel webs can also swim (including in pools) and they somehow survive under water for a surprising amount of time

[@Fomites]

Absolutely right. I've been saying this for years sigh...

[@annalea3026]

Or psychology and trauma responses

[@SciShow]

Yeah, cancer didn't kill me and it made me waaaay weaker!!!

[@kwest84]

@@SciShow glad you're still here though! ❤

[@NirrumTheMad]

"imagine the most carcinogenic thing you can" me: Like what, drinking a bottle of benzene? That shit's like, liquid cancer. "I hope you're imagining smoking a cigarette" Eh close enough

[@AlexanderPavel]

I was imaging nuclear waste

[@user-nk8xg4rl2l]

I just found an interactive propublica piece that's a cancer map, where you can type in your address and see facilities or whatever that are outputiing known carcinogens. Found out I'm lightly within the cancer shadow of a sterlization plant (medical equipment.) Their main carcinogen is benzene, it's started to get me a little worried, though this vid def helps clarify and ground what risk actually means.

[@SciShow]

I should have said "The most carcinogenic thing people regularly do."

[@kpl-CA]

I was imagining an asbestos mine & suntanning, but not at the same time 🤣

[@DudeWhoSaysDeez]

@@user-nk8xg4rl2l source? that sounds useful

[@elisabethdiamond]

As someone who has been taking introductory courses in epidemiology, I do have one small correction for 5:14. (I don’t have a lot of knowledge yet, so take my correction lightly). An odds ratio of 2.9 can be interpreted as “people who have SARS-Cov-2 infection have 2.9 times the odds of having stomach cancer compared to those who were uninfected.” In epidemiology, an odds ratio of 1-1.9 is considered weak to no correlation. An odds ratio of 2-3.9 is considered strong correlation, but with more studies needed for confirmation. That is where this study lies. An odds ratio of 4 or more is considered very strong evidence of a correlation. You were correct that we should treat the conclusion of the study with measured caution and wait for more data, though it does indicate a strong correlation. Your point that an odds ratio of 2.9 is not strong because cancer-lung odds ratios are 8 at their weakest, however, is a bit exaggerated. Smoking is really weird as far as odds ratios goes. I have never seen any numbers higher in my coursework than those from studies on the effect of smoking. I encountered an odds ratio of 34 from one old study on smoking in my homework. That is just a ridiculously high odds ratio. Most correlations will never see an odds ratio higher than 5. Saying that 2.9 is a small odds ratio because the odds ratio between smoking and lung cancer is 8 is like saying 6 feet tall is short because Shaquille O’Neal is 7 feet tall. Hope that helps!

[@lynxlynx3054]

This is very helpful, well explained extra context thank you!

[@Sijman]

Hank, the writer(s) for this episode need a raise. This is one of the best written scripts that I have seen from all of your channels in the last 5 years.

[@lw1zfog]

the writers of this torrid cope need a good talking to

[@collin4555]

"But, fewer of you would have clicked on that, so we're doing what we're doing" I appreciate the acknowledgement that I still would have been just as intrigued by that

[@Carewolf]

I would have been more intrigued.. Non-clickbait from a major channel. MUST be serious!

[@Banquet42]

The algorithm might have filtered it out from more people's watchlists too?

[@slwrabbits]

I actually don't mind clickbaity stuff from SciSchow, because I know I won't be disappointed anyway.

[@gabbonoo]

im a simple man. i wouldnt have clicked. '>_>

[@collin4555]

@@gabbonoo I acknowledge and appreciate your honesty

[@viyanudawatta5329]

As a physician, I commend you in your scientific communication to the public. You actually explained how viruses can push us closer to cancers better than any explanation I received or read about in medical school, residency, fellowship, and in my career. Please continue your good work!

[@khills]

Thank you, that’s quite the compliment-I’ll make sure the editor also receives it. ☺️ (Forgot Hank wrote this one - I don’t have that access! And the editor and I do actually have THAT many COVID scripts in the air..)

[@MacGuffin1]

@@khills If you have had an mRNA vaccine and you then get covid, your body will (over) create IGG4 which helps fight certain types of lung cancer but causes (hyper-progressive-cancers aka turbo cancers and others) as it impedes your body's normal defence against cancer by blocking you immune system's ability to quickly kill cells that are malfunctioning. So : Covid itself doesn't really give you cancer, but given your body is cleaning up minor cancer-cells all the time: You risk of dying of cancer is increased by 25% (may be higher or lower we dont know yet, also some people have genetic traits which make them much more succeptable to this issue) . Sorry but if you were going to make a video like this, you should have done proper reasearch and read the latest papers. Pls go and look at the IGG4 stuff and amend this video (If you see fit) Peace..

[@thathat100]

​@@khillsI'm excited to see more videos about COVID in the future! There's a lot of science surrounding it and it's nice to have SciShow to sort through it for us.

[@khills]

@@thathat100 Thanks! We started pretty much day 1 of COVID being a thing, and I think a lot of us feel responsible to keep doing our best to interpret the data for folks. I know Alex, the editor I work with the most, and I both needed a break from the firehose of constant papers, tho, and there was a lull for a while where nothing really interesting for the public was coming out. It seems like we’re headed into another knowledge burst era, tho, so I’ll be keeping my eyes out for anything really novel and/or interesting. ☺️

[@TonicofSonic]

Until they discuss vaccine side effects this channel is nothing more than state propoganda. I will be diligent to avoid your medical practice, sir.

[@myownprivatejoke]

My family was looking after 2 small dogs when we contracted covid. The dogs were very concerned about us, sniffing our breath and doing their best to comfort us and not be a bother. I'd never seen them react that way to someone being ill before, so they must have known it was something serious.

[@minagica]

🤦‍♀️ No, YOU acted like it was something serious so they reacted

[@myownprivatejoke]

@@minagica Okay, so having rattly breath is "acting" like something is serious? Okay.

[@alan4sure]

Or a completely unfamiliar smell.

[@jaws392]

@@myownprivatejokeIf you actually think your dogs knew you had Covid, then you must be the DUMBEST person YT.

[@ritamen8425]

It would be so amazing if you would do a cancer series. I have Brain cancer, and it’s so hard sometimes to not get sucked in by the snake oils!

[@conlon4332]

What are snake oils?

[@barilllapasta]

First of all, I'm sorry that you're dealing with this and I wish you the best. If you're a podcast person, Sawbones covers a lot of the more popular snake oils and can give good breakdowns on what they are and why they do or don't work. It's hosted by an MD who does thorough research so the info is very trustworthy! I know it can be tough when logically you know something is BS but you still have that part of you wondering "what if this is the one." Sometimes it's nice just to have an objective third party assure you that you aren't missing out on anything.

[@zivzulander]

This is how you know an explainer is well-researched: when the answer is nuanced and caveated, not just trying to confirm the bias or to meet the expectations of anyone.

[@afghanica]

BLANK BOT ACCOUNT SEZ HWUT

[@C-RENITY]

You just described science haha

[@gregoryshearsmith6774]

?? well researched ?? The guy just finished with "does anything cause cancer" then on to cigarettes being the most cancer causing ! What a bunch of B.S

[@C-RENITY]

​@gregoryshearsmith6774

[@Fomites]

​@@gregoryshearsmith6774Your comment demonstrates how much more you need to learn.

[@ericpmetze]

That title is probably the most ethical use of clickbait I've ever seen.

[@dedodedodedo]

This comment is the most ethical use of the word 'clickbait' I've ever seen.

[@oliversissonphone6143]

Surely the most interesting thing to know is: does someone who took the vaccine in 2021 have a lower risk of getting a COVID-related cancer?

[@MirrimBlackfox]

@@oliversissonphone6143 We probably just don't know yet, though Hank did say that more severe cases had a higher risk, and I think it has been established that the vaccine does decrease severity.

[@sixten7920]

​@oliversissonphone6143 it does but only if you stay up to date on boosters. Gotta get them quarterly.

[@oliversissonphone6143]

@@sixten7920 source?

[@datorxodar4595]

Thank Dupont peddling Teflon and C8 containing cookware for the increase in colorectal cancers since the 80's. The fact that it is still legal absolutely baffles me.

[@biazacha]

Also all the processed food? There’s a clear reason why colon cancer had a spike in the second half of the 20th century and is on our diets.

[@Raptoria7]

Cities giving away PFAS contaminated biosolids to farmers who grow our food is another reason

[@gc1172]

@@biazacha All food processing should stop and let everyone find and preserve their own. It works find and many of us were raised that way. OK, city people will have lot of issues getting the "raw" food to preserve but that is not the industries problem.

[@finfrog3237]

When you consider what the FDA approves regularly, I'd hope no one would line up for medical experimentation at their behest. But here we are, 3 years after the most massive medical experimentation disaster in human history and still no one is addressing it.

[@declandougan7243]

@@finfrog3237Which disaster are you referring to.

[@gray7433]

4 years definitely feels low... Like are we not all experiencing time shenanigans where it feels like 2020 was a decade ago but also that 2014 was yesterday? Glad to see you hosting again Hank.

[@Asubatsu]

You too? I was wondering why everyone's general mood felt different ( myself included) in the last year or so. Time feels off.

[@chrismackerdush7728]

Yes we have blocked the trauma of lockdowns out, feels like those years are lost, just a bad dream

[@jesspavlichenko5745]

​@@chrismackerdush7728Significantly better than the trauma of your friends and family dying. I'll take the lock down trauma over the trauma of watching my brother almost die any day

[@blabo6427]

I was in a coma for three weeks plus a month in recovery due to COVID four years ago. This video just added a new existential fear to me

[@SciShow]

Ooof! We're so sorry to hear this. The good news is that, again, if the risk is increased, it does not seem to be dramatic.

[@theninja4137]

​@@chrisball8356 at this point most people out there have survived Covid. I was hit worse than most, but not as bad as some (didn't require hospitalisation, but did worry if I'll ever be able to work full-time when recovery was slow) but after a year I feel back like I did before. So I think saying "better dead than surviving covid" is an overly broad, overly strong statement

[@chrisball8356]

I kick myself everyday that COVID is completely avoidable trouble in my life.

[@blabo6427]

@@chrisball8356 WTF?!

[@chrisball8356]

Explain why it's better to be alive just existing after COVID than being dead. I've yet to find it.

[@Bugside]

Being alive increases the risk of cancer

[@GhostNinja0007]

Breathing🤣 inhaling god knows what just from the air around us!

[@bjbear5202]

And the longer you live the greater the chances.

[@Shadow-hw3kn]

By a very small amount

[@Kerry-uo6og]

Crap, yer on to us.🤯- signed cancer

[@RealMenWorshipZeus]

This is one of those throw away lines that sounds deep and clever, but really isn't.

[@jnee]

It's impossible to confirm retroactively but I was diagnosed with Aplastic Anaemia in 2020. AA is known to be triggered by viral infections and while it doesn't fall under the cancer umbrella it is treated quite similarly to various blood cancers.

[@Mazequax]

We're expecting a follow up video on this in 16 years.

[@abraveteddybear7390]

As a scientist who researches subjects in this field I appreciate your ability to communicate this better than us! Keep it up

[@khills]

It helps that a lot of the editors and fact-checkers are scientists, too. 😉

[@someGuy-os3kg]

I thought he would if mentioned Prof Angus dalgleish's findings over the past few years 🤔

[@khills]

@@someGuy-os3kg SciShow relies on peer-reviewed literature for the basis of the script content, and Dalgleish has not published relevant peer-reviewed literature on the topic.

[@someGuy-os3kg]

@@khills that's probably why his and many other's findings are not mentioned on TV he isn't bought and paid for or peer reviewed as some might say😉

[@mrmensa1096]

2020 had the 18th LOWEST DEATH RATE over previous 30 years - Office for National Statistics UK. as a scientist - did you know this ?

[@waxwinged_hound]

That's actually really comforting to know, that things don't exactly *cause* cancers (other than the body itself) but rather, increase the risk. That's a way of approaching it that I hadn't considered. I've had covid at least once, probably twice and I do have some symptoms of long covid, and seeing the title of this video made me think "great, as if I didn't have enough to worry about" but I clicked anyway. It's a scishow video, I trust you guys, and I figured the more information I have, the better. Also, I'm going to try and start referring to "cancer" as "cancers" since that's more accurate, thank you for making me aware of this.

[@nattygsbord]

Its like getting old. That doesn't kill you. It only increase the risk of catching many different kinds of diseases. And dying from them. No one has ever died from old age. No doctor writes "died from old age" on someones death certificate, instead do they usually write write death caused by a failure in a certain bodily organ, like the patient died from a bleeding in the brain, or the patient died from a heart attack, and so on. The problem with getting old is that a human accumulate and pile up many mistakes done in the past through a life time. A healthy human body gets its cells destroyed over time by wear and tear, and to replace those cells have the body made copies of the same cells. But just like when you copy a music file from a CD or LP player you will never get a 100% perfect copy. And the same applies to your body when it copies millions of cells in your body. Your body might do a good job and get 99.9% of all those copies correct. But a few cells are incorrect. But usually are those errors too small to make any significant differences. And the next decade have all the cells inside your body been changed again, and once again have your body made 99.9% of all the copies in your body correct. But for each ten years as you see you will get another 0.1% poorly made copies of cells in the mixture of your body. So after a while will you have piles of bad copies piling up on each other. And the risk of cancer increases greatly as a result. However, it should be remembered that in this random lottery of which cells that copied correctly, that lifestyle choices throughout life also matters. How much we excercise, what we eat and drink and how much tobacco we are smoking.

[@SciShow]

It's a thing I've been thinking about a lot. -- Hank

[@tweex1]

Another good thing about Scishow is the willingness to walk back past assertions... which, now that I think about it, should probably be something that you just... expect people to do, and be correct in that assumption...... BUT HEY, WELCOME TO EARTH 2024 WHERE OBJECTIVE FACT IS INCREASINGLY A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK, AND WHERE YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYBODY! 😃

[@Bob-of-Zoid]

I don't think you can say the body itself produces cancer, because it's pretty much evolution of one or many cells in someones body which are separate organisms onto themselves. Their own genes can mutate to adopt to their environment, and many things can contribute to mutations like viruses and environmental changes caused by just about anything, and on that scale even the smallest change can have significant results, and that's why it's so freaking hard to deal with and the exact causes pinpointed, to which it matters little since the ever growing population of a mutated cells is already infesting the body, can travel... I mean sure, pinpointing what sets it in motion is important to science, but once you as the patient have it, little if anything as in getting rid of it completely is guaranteed. When I was diagnosed, the last thing on my mind was the cause, and I honed in on the treatment, and lucky for me non invasive and pain free, and yes very safe radiation treatment was very feasible with good odds, and so I opted for it. So far whatever is left of the tumor is slowly disappearing, and there are no signs of growth for over 1/12 years now! I always loved science, and so am much more informed than your average bear, and besides not messing around when something is wrong, I trust it first, and am not at all easily fooled by dimwitted people pulling "Truth" out of their asses!

[@timtom4300]

Hey, trust is anti scientific and anti democratic. Science is about questioning and testing experts, democracy is about questioning authority. You should be happy!​@@tweex1

[@danielle-idontwantjustnumbers]

so he established that ppl who get mild infections tend to bounce back, but what if ppl get mild infections multiple times? does that reduce their odds of bouncing back as well?

[@barilllapasta]

Studies show yes, multiple infections with COVID-19 increase your chances of serious long term effects

[@TheKrazybomb]

I really appreciate the thorough and nuanced look at all of this- as someone who is an on/off hypochondriac, the way this video is laid out is actually really reassuring? Like its stating things plainly and with emphasis that its not a straightforward "yes" but a mix of complex but understandable answers. I really genuinely am glad y'all did it like that.

[@CG_Hali]

Kurzgetsat just had a video about smoking and how it kills 8 million people per year. So yeah, good timing for this video!

[@mhd7832]

VAI PARA AQUELE PLANO POVO E DE MEA #ACT

[@marilynlucero9363]

Kutzgahat

[@Lngbrdninjamasta]

I just watched that about an hour ago

[@mariannetfinches]

I would have guessed higher. Can't wait to watch their video too

[@JusNoBS420]

I just watched that video as well and was just thinking the same thing

[@DudeWhoSaysDeez]

Whats mindboggling is that COVID has only been around

[@koshermal]

More things to thank the face coughers for. Let's take bets!

[@thewokestoner8528]

SARS-CoV-2 has been around a fair while longer than that...

[@Blowingmind]

​@@thewokestoner8528sauce? Wikipedia says it was first identified in Wuhan in 2019 which is 5 years ago

[@S_Carol]

​@@thewokestoner8528 You're mixing it up. Coronaviruses have been around for a long long time. SARS-CoV-2 (a single specific type of coronavirus) has been around since 2019 only.

[@wildlifeathome]

@@Blowingmind Corona viruses have been around for centuries, this specific variant came out around 2019.

[@fancydeer]

Hank doesn't wanna be the cancer guy but he does a great job at educating us about it.

[@mrmensa1096]

Does the JAB cause turbo cancers ?

[@nothanks5846]

💯

[@nothanks5846]

It sure does.

[@jesspavlichenko5745]

Did you even watch the video or did you just knee-jerk react?

[@debralambert1353]

I have a friend that could be a case study. Pre-COVID he was a super healthy guy, a triathlete and regular runner. He caught long-COVID and was in the hospital for eight months. He rallied and was released from hospital after learning to walk and do daily activities again. Three months later, he goes in for a check-up and comes home with pancreatic cancer. My Spidey-sense began to wonder, "does COVID create opportunities for cancer to arise?". I jumped on this KZbin because I had to confirm my suspicion. Thanks for the info!

[@user-bp6wk4qe9z]

And no one happened to even think about another reason that caused that? Like an experimental cure?

[@melissawickersham9912]

Ouch. That stinks. Poor guy.

[@itsv1p3r]

Did he get vaxxed between being a healthy guy and an unhealthy guy?

[@ghost9-9ghost]

​@user-bp6wk4qe9z the reason people can't see the elephant and at least think/ask critically about it is partly psychological and partly cognitive. Fea for some......and stupidity for many.

[@IlIlIlIll-qk7dp]

​@@itsv1p3rvalid question, I would also like to know

[@lisam5744]

Living with increased likelihoods of medical issues (mom died of melanoma, dad died of colon cancer, I have PTSD and have other increased medical risks)...yeah, I get how it's scary. But having someone like Hank come on and say, 'Yep, scary...but let's break it down' really helps. I wish the local news programs would take a cue from this type of science reporting/informing rather than throwing out a horrid headline and saying, 'We'll be right back'.

[@PC-kd7dj]

The “News” preys on people’s fears because fear sells their product.

[@joeanna6216]

Hi Hank! I've also recently been diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma. I just got my 3rd chemo treatment yesterday. Your videos on cancer have helped me so much! Thank you!!

[@neverbacktoreal]

This video is so important. I had Covid in early 2021, and I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer just in March of this year. Please note: I'm 24 years old. I have barely any cancer history in my family. We were all stunned, as to how I could've gotten it. This video is a tiny step closer to explaining some things. Thank you Hank, for explaining everything!

[@thedevilsadvocate5210]

Did you jab or just covid?

[@neverbacktoreal]

@@thedevilsadvocate5210 I had a really strong case of covid, and got two vaccines afterwards as well

[@patrickbrewer6608]

I was wondering the same thing.

[@michellechambers7615]

Thyroid cancer in young people has been going up even before Covid.

[@raisedincalifornia1828]

I’m a medical student in the US, and you guys do such a good freaking job explaining the science to the exact right level of detail for a general audience. Bravo!

[@dizzygirl8027]

They are great at this. Yet, no matter how well they do it, there will always be those who won't sit down long enough to listen.

[@gogauze]

@@dizzygirl8027 and, frequently, go on to create a deluge of misinformation in the comments.

[@PeachysMom]

@@stevexracer4309I’m a doctor and I agree with this comment. These videos present complex topics very well at the level of a lay person, without dumbing it down to insulting levels. It’s good science communication, and that’s healthier for everyone.

[@PeachysMom]

@@stevexracer4309 I know what you mean about intelligence but I also know many people who are extremely intelligent but haven’t had college, and this level is fine for them. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@tdigitalgroupproductions230]

So...where were they when the "Safe and Effective" was forced on the population? Were they explaining the science then ...or are they just now starting to explain the science? They still got nothing on the "Safe and Effective" event though the Astrazeneca jab has been taken off the market globally?....Oh...nothing on that? Got it....!

[@georgeshapiro301]

Perhaps a bit of a weird comment but I just wanted to say that I appreciated the level and tone of this video. It starts right off tackling inevitable misconceptions (and lightly making humor of the pedantry in definitions) and keeps that theme steady, but also doesn't hold back on the detail and nuance. I've worked with some (very pompous, it always seems) doctors that simply do not understand statistical approaches to causality or what a "risk factor" even is, even at the level presented here. It's just clarity and sincerity from start to finish, and I think it's a superb video and an excellent public service.

[@khills]

Thank you. NGL, the editor and I did a lot of back and forth on statistics and risk… damn convenient I’m finishing up my MPH in epidemiology, too. 😂

[@geeksdo1tbetter]

​@@khills ya'll did a great job!!

[@khills]

@@geeksdo1tbetter Thank you, that’s really kind of you to say!

[@enterpassword3313]

@@khills when are you going to do a video on how they manipulated trial data????

[@enterpassword3313]

@@khills you guys act like you care about stats, then why no video on Maddie de Garay????

[@cassandratq9301]

The trouble with the "age" risk is that is seems like the standout is young people getting cancer ( + heart issues).

[@minagica]

I know right? This whole video looks like a misdirection

[@tf5pZ9H5vcAdBp]

​@@minagicait's not a misdirection, it's just one of many easings into the truth to minimize the inevitable freak out.

[@singingblueberry]

The issue with COVID is, it's not just cancer. Repeated COVID infections can increase the risk of many chronic illnesses. That's why it's still important to avoid infections by not meeting up with sick people and wearing masks in crowded spaces. But most people have entirely stopped caring about public and personal health out of convenience.

[@MaryDunford]

And remarkably, the world is still populated. It's amazing what personal hygiene and common sense can accomplish. We're responsible for ourselves. At risk people are responsible for taking additional precautions. But changing everything, or trying to control everyone, just avoid one potential illness (that isn't like the black plague) is paranoid.

[@singingblueberry]

@@MaryDunford The world is still populated with just a few million COVID-related deaths and disability on the rise. Every single infection raises the risk of Long Covid significantly, and with more infections, it approaches 100%. Every infection also increases the risks of diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, and slowly destroys your immune system, which will make you get sick even more, so it's really not just about preventing "one illness". And personal responsibility stops where I have to go to work, can't wear a mask all day because I'll have to eat at some point, and co-workers come in despite being sick. You don't have to believe me now, I know abled and healthy people love to feel invincible, but let me tell you as someone who became severely disabled over the course of their life: You're not. Just think of this when you inevitably develop chronic fatigue after your 5th to 10th infection.

[@singingblueberry]

@@MaryDunford The world is still populated with just a few million COVID-related deaths and disability on the rise. Every single infection raises the risk of Long Covid significantly, and with more infections, it approaches 100%. Every infection also increases the risks of diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, and slowly destroys your immune system, which will make you get sick even more, so it's really not just about preventing "one illness". And personal responsibility stops where I have to go to work, can't wear a mask all day because I'll have to eat at some point, and co-workers come in despite being sick. You don't have to believe me now, I know abled and healthy people love to feel invincible, but let me tell you as someone who became severely disabled over the course of their life: You're not. Just think of this when you inevitably develop chronic fatigue after your 5th to 10th infection.

[@thedevilsadvocate5210]

But taking the jab is just continued self infection That can't be good for you

[@runed0s86]

@@thedevilsadvocate5210 That's not how vaccines work. Vaccines don't contain an infectious form of the virus. They trick our immune system into thinking the virus is there when it's not. Antibodies are made to combat against the virus that the body thinks that is there, and the antibodies stick around for a while. If you come into contact with the virus, your body is already ready to fight it off. Without a vaccine, the virus is free to destroy your lungs unimpeded, especially since the virus can bypass your immune system's learning functions.

[@agemjourney5457]

Can you do more videos about covid? there is SO much information out there and SO many studies, it's hard to pick through it/discern what's legit etc. I say this as a final year med student :')

[@SciShow]

It is very hard!! Part of the reason we don't do it much is that there is a lot of conflicting information and it's hard to do well!!

[@kagitsune]

I like how The People's CDC distills the information!

[@khills]

@@SciShow plus, your primary COVID fact-checker really needed a break… 😝😉

[@darrenvail8726]

@@khills yes thank goodness for the censor enforcers, I mean fact-checkers.

[@dedodedodedo]

@@SciShow I would like to suggest looking at viral persistence and the emerging evidence that there is live viral replication. The work of Polybio Research Foundation is quite amazing if you need somewhere to start.

[@kwhite4302]

JOKES ON YOU I AM ALREADY SWEATING!!

[@markmuller7962]

Gotta have used gloves mate LOL

[@heronheronhero]

I AM ALREADY COLD SO IF WE TEAM UP WE ONLY NEED SOMEONE TO BREAK

[@ladyajninja23]

I'm in a cold sweat so looks like I'm the weirdo to break 🤣👍#teamwork

[@calvinaccount1339]

I was imagining the improper storage of radioactive materials, which I feel like it pretty close to cigarettes in terms of how much it gives people cancer

[@Yumiqica626]

Can I just say how much I appreciate you kind of taking up the mantle of being like educational about cancer - even more than you already were - because it's just so important. I've unfortunately had a lot of my family affected by cancer and had some deaths and people can be very unaware of stuff about it and how it impacts you or most often just be really uncomfortable talking about it or acknowledging it. So I just really think it's so incredibly important. I'm so happy for you that you are in remission Hank and thanks for being so right and sensitive to the topic. ❤❤❤

[@gullinvarg]

If I remember correctly, part of how they discovered HIV was because of the increase in Kaposi's Sarcoma.

[@AlexanderEgle]

Even more interestingly this happens mainly through the immune deficiency HIV causes that lets another virus (HHV-8) do the transformation work… so it’s two viruses in concert…

[@mariannetfinches]

It was! It's generally very rare and a doctor in New York suddenly saw several cases in a short time. Later in the pandemic it became a death knell- it was often the first sign of infection in people who still felt fine. Scarier than any horror film if you ask me

[@jpt9328]

Kaposi's has increased with COVID as well.

[@dvoiceotruth]

The bloody herpesvirus is everywhere in the links of each story. We are all paying for that pervert or non vegan common ancestor and still people would not learn. We bear the burden of our forefathers, genetics agrees.

[@TechBearSeattle]

And, the cancer-virus studies in the 70s that Hank mentioned directly led to the development of the first protease inhibitors against HIV, which came into use in the 1990s.

[@warriorhermione]

I really appreciate how this video takes a very sensational question and not only refuses to give the simple and misleading answer, but explains why we don’t know, and what we do know about what the answer might be.

[@tdigitalgroupproductions230]

@@Gob-is3sy Not to mention that Astrazeneca has been removed from the market place GLOBALLY...! They will not be able to escape the truth and live in denial for much longer now.

[@austinker6922]

​@@Gob-is3syyou live in your head, you are online too much, go hangout with your fam

[@feelingnarly]

@@Gob-is3syplease seek mental help and fast

[@sart1348]

There are studies that suggest the severity of acute SARS COV-2 infection is not the main factor if people are having long term impacts.... and even if it was, people are getting infected so often, with different variants (and not even testing to know that's the case). Cancer is one of many things we're seeing increases in. We therefore should be practicing the precautionary principle. But we're not... not for ourselves or for our children (who can't choose for themselves). I lament what we will acknowledge in the next 5 yeara.

[@finfrog3237]

People seem to be skipping over the fact that there was a massive global rollout of a fraudulently developed and falsely advertised medical experiment that was intended to be forced on everyone in 2021.

[@FennecTheRabbit]

As someone with a family history of cancer this was weirdly reassuring? Thank you.

[@raccoontrashpanda1467]

I really appreciate starting the video by clearing up confusion caused by having to use a clickbaity title for the algorithm.

[@tw8464]

Just shows how terrible the social media algorithms are for society

[@AndreaCrisp]

Not even done watching the video, but had to ask - When are we getting a vaccine for EBV? It causes a lot of really bad health issues that are miserable and a drain on society. The research is now pretty conclusive that it's one of the big links in Multiple Sclerosis, which I have. 100% of people with MS have had mono/EBV. I had it my senior year of HS. I didn't know about the cancer connection, but it is linked to chronic fatigue just like long COVID and several other autoimmune conditions (Lupus, RA etc.). It's probably behind other things that I am not aware of. Ugh. Thanks for making this video. It's really important. So many are treating COVID like a cold, but it is still so much worse in so many ways and is going to have a negative effect on our society for years.

[@AndreaCrisp]

I took to Google. Looks like some studies for an EBV vaccine are already underway... And thanks for mentioning the MS EBV link. I commented before getting to the end.

[@zivzulander]

Sorry to hear about your MS! I have Sjogren's, which is another (often linked to EBV) autoimmune disease. There probably is still ongoing research on a vaccine for EBV, especially with newer technology platforms like mRNA coming on, but I haven't seen any news of breakthrough successes, unfortunately, though it's hard to keep up with everything (and I'm not a doctor or scientist). I'm also paying attention to probiotic research because there seem to be a lot of commonalities among autoimmune sufferers and lacking certain probiotic strains in the microbiome that help regulate and suppress overactive immune responses that can trigger autoimmune disease. That seems to be the third leg beyond the viral/environmental and genetic components that may predispose individuals to developing autoimmune diseases. Quite a lot of ongoing research. I think it's likely we see some "next gen" probiotics that may restore or increase some beneficial anaerobic bacteria (which are hard to culture and produce in a pill form - almost all the probiotics on the market are lacking some key bacteria because of this) before we get an approved EBV vaccine. FMT is the current solution that showed some promise at treating some diseases, but not ideal at scale for obvious reasons.

[@PurpleNoir]

You raise a really good point there. Wishing you symptom-free days ❤

[@RyanLongArt]

Real vaccines require at least a decade of proper testing. But you go right ahead and inject the next thing the TV tells you to. Good luck!

[@G._-]

Correlation does not equal causation. While Hank did a wonderful job at wording things very delicately to avoid saying E-B-V causes MS, you have not. A person with E-B-V is more likely to get MS or cancer, but stop spreading misinformation by saying it causes it.

[@erinpatterson9543]

I love you getting ahead of the panic. Thank you for putting out good information!! I’m so glad to see you’re doing better. 😊

[@TheEducat0r]

Everyone needs to watch this! It's crucial to understand these health implications. Sharing with my friends now.

[@justanamerican9024]

I lost the love of my life, sense of smell 70% and cannot taste most fruit. Now this . . . COVID sucks

[@timstone2813]

Can I ask what 2 morbidity sicknesses your lover had?

[@timstone2813]

The simply being offed by covid alone was a small percentage.

[@KatharineOsborne]

@@timstone2813that’s a really insensitive question.

[@gogauze]

​@@timstone2813no. No, you may not. You can offer your condolences or gtfo. Jfc.

[@nola281]

My sense of smell is still only 50/50 and the taste is still way off and there's nerve damage in my neck and spine. my first case was in December of 2019 and great, another way it messes with you.

[@rimhellworth8614]

I got POTS from covid so wether it causes cancer or not I’m still stuck with an autoimmune disease because I got covid for like 2 days and it never got serious only a small cough

[@sparklegemrose]

Very sorry to hear that. Honestly, my brain was in perhaps a similar place while watching this video. In the United States at least, I have zero faith our institutions care about investigating and helping people to avoid a possible increased risk of cancer due to COVID when everyday, right now, we know a large number of people (possibly ~1 in a 100) are struggling with a variety of serious, chronic health issues caused by COVID infection and our government and CDC are very content to let people's health continue to get damaged and have no problem with an infectious person deliberately infecting the people around them given the CDC's recent change of policy that you only need to stay home if you have a fever.

[@spark_matter]

Yeah my main thought as a ME/CFS patient myself was "now do yall see why postviral illness patients have been saying covind isnt over yet?"

[@justanotherjessica]

I am so so sorry that you are dealing with that. The world's response to Covid has been atrocious and we could have kicked its ass to the curb if everyone had taken the threat seriously.

[@ourvaluesarewhoweareinadem4093]

Liar.

[@ghost9-9ghost]

More likely the vaccine than a mild covid case.

[@Delekhan]

We love you SciShow! Thanks to all the team for putting out these awesome videos!

[@sueelliott4793]

I am so glad that you made this video, I have been trying to tell people this stuff but they do not understand.

[@lborate3543]

I miss Diana. I hope her p53 bounces back.

[@XbotcrusherX]

"imagine the most carcinogenic thing" Oh, I know this one! Doing lines of asbestos while sipping PCBs! "Cigarettes" Yeah, alright, fine.

[@nola281]

The demon core.

[@Hollyucinogen]

"Cigarettes" That answer is..... .....acceptable, I guess.

[@friskydingo5370]

Polonium 😊 with a splash of Gama rays

[@williamgreene4834]

Ebollus Bubonate.

[@cmdr1911]

I have had the opportunity to work in a PCB contaminated substation while replace the asbestos wrapped lead control cable. Previous line of work was oil and gas and benzene exposure. Good times.

[@tylermucha9281]

This is the type of title I wouldn't have clicked on from anyone else, but I trust that your channel is going to produce something valuable regardless of title. Thanks for all you do!

[@c1osmo]

Thank you for the clearly articulated and illustrations. Informative and well researched video.

[@monkeymusic3318]

I have noticed how much more healthy you have been looking. It is wonderful to see that you are winning the battle! You are awesome! Thank you for all you do!

[@ThePSGgaming]

"CIGARETTES" Ionizing radiation: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@ljadf]

I was thinking exactly that! Echo echo chamber!

[@dr.emilschaffhausen4683]

Ionizing radiation isn't available at Walgreens.

[@Greenicegod]

Maybe I should stop eating smoke detectors...

[@Nova-jj6ov]

Thank you for making this video. It's very important that more people learn about this.

[@SpicyButterflyWings]

One of my best friends is currently dying from complications due to longcovid, and I've continued to mask up ever since to help prevent anyone else from suffering the same fate as her. And here's another reason that I'm going to keep doing just that.

[@PhotonBeast]

I know there's probably not much I can say, but I'm sorry nevertheless.

[@SpicyButterflyWings]

@@PhotonBeast Not really, but I appreciate the sentiment either way ❤️

[@andreahighsides7756]

Did your friend take that one treatment

[@Gumbatron01]

Wearing a mask does nothing. It doesn't work. You'd be much better off ensuring you have adequate vitamin D levels so that your immune system is functioning well. That will reduce your chances of becoming ill with all mime of viral infections and subsequently reduce your risk of passing them on. So, if you don't get enough Sun exposure to synthesise adequate vitamin D, you could take vitamin D supplements.

[@thedevilsadvocate5210]

Masks cannot prevent viral transmission. The only reason they could even say use them for that was because of emergency use authorization. You can say anything about any medical product under the EUA. There is a reason you can't by a mask that says it can help, prevent, stop, slow coronavirus because it can't.

[@TheCNYMike]

I'm already in a cold sweat, thanks. 17 months into long covid, the last thing I need to know is that viral reservoirs can lead to cancer. But aside from that, nice job.

[@squirrelsinmykoolaid]

It is weird that the list of long-term health consequences from even a mild COVID infection is so long, yet we collectively stopped trying to prevent infections and pretended like the virus doesn't exist lol.

[@dedodedodedo]

The government has a track record of specifically ignoring chronic viral infections that happen to enjoy gobbling up T cells.

[@carlpanzram7081]

We never tried to stop infections. The vaccine merely reduced symptoms, and the use of masks or distancing simply slowed the spread. Also, you have to do at least SOME cost/benefit calculation. I'd rather have a small increase of risk rather than seriously reducing how much I enjoy life. I remember when people stopped going on walks, doing sports and socializing. I didn't, and I'm glad I didn't. Covid is benign to anyone who isn't already seriously unhealthy. I would rather invest in my health than run away from a relatively trivial disease. Vitamin D, good diet and a healthy lifestyle are much more effective than regressing into isolation, which is the only way to stop spreading and catching diseases.

[@dedodedodedo]

@@carlpanzram7081 Ooof, wait till you find out how much Long Covid reduces how much you enjoy life. Those entire last 2 paragraphs are serious misinformation. Vitamin D doesnt protect you from viruses that cause AIDS-like T cell damage (ie, SARS2)

[@ljadf]

I still wear a mask in public. Nothing is stopping people from doing it.

[@jazerasor1455]

So sinister and evil, government research and funding for gain of function research that released a virus that caused unfathomable amounts of damage with zero accountability. When a remedy rolls out and obvious side effects start popping up from them people go back and blame the virus. None of these complications were happening pre-rollout. If you read any of the leaked emails from the scientific cabinet at the start of the pandemic you can see every scientist agree it's nearly impossible for a virus with this genetic makeup to appear naturally. The outbreak was within a mile of a lab but we blamed a wet market and bats four miles out when there was zero evidence and it can't even infect bats. Now you're allowing officials to gaslight these crimes back on to the virus instead of the remedy they rolled out that doesn't reduce transmission at all. Further, you're shaming people who don't take that remedy and pretending the reason it doesn't work is because everyone didn't take it. Please think

[@NelsonSherry]

Thank you! You guys rock! As a scientist and educator, getting people to understand and respect uncertainties and the importance of subtleties beyond the simple headlines is a seamingly thankless and frustrating yet vital job.

[@enterpassword3313]

Ikr, ppl are still saying "safe and effective" its a joke

[@AdamHurley]

Great video! The clarity was top notch

[@RachelJoanDale]

In the early 1970's, I had a genetics instructor who switched to teaching wnen other researchers in the lab he was working started being diagnosed with the cancer they were studying.

[@CorgiTheRegularCorgi17]

That sounds interesting, do you have more information?

[@VelcraDeFang]

​@@CorgiTheRegularCorgi17 Yes, very interesting: psychosomatic; a potential lab or environmental toxin, or exposure to radiation from screening equipment, or a Mary's Monkey style "tutti fruity" crazy bioweapon. Informational gatekeepers and various people / groups with their own $$ agendas and dogma are everywhere. Where did all the HIV 'research' money go to?? AZT and Fauci made so many HIV patients suffer and die horrible deaths based on deliberately faulty science and the desire to make lots of money, plus the scientific accolades. Now no one cares, it is all covid and zoonotic diseases money laundering... mad cow disease, prion diseases in general unless you are actually participating in some interesting funerary practices, bird flu, bovine spongiform encephalitis etc etc Wake the hell up before you take the next Zika-Rabies-Swine-Cow-Bird flu quadrivalent shot with one bonus extra chance at death./

[@luciatheron1621]

You get what you focus on...

[@kittymeowmeow3676]

@@luciatheron1621 that’s real

[@TeeganLee]

Did he have a hypothesis for how that was happening, or did he just nope straight out?

[@shifterzx]

Given how much internal scarring and damage sars cov2 can do I'm not surprised if cancer risk increases

[@CTP909]

I understand the intent of what you said to be true, but only about 11 per cent of hospitalized covid patients develop scarring

[@NocturnalDoom]

@@CTP909it’s too early to tell. We won’t know the full extent of the effects the pandemic had on us for years. And that includes what the vaccine did or didn’t do. And I say this having taken it twice. Just because this channel does science doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be critical or skeptic around it. Not saying I disagree with the video just I don’t just consume the information uncritically.

[@NocturnalDoom]

@@CTP909 we won’t know the full effects the pandemic had on is for years. And that includes the vax. And I say this having taken it twice and having typed this twice now as well. Just because this channel does science it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be critical and leave our brains at the door while we watch. I personally don’t just consume videos uncritically and that is not to say I disagree with the video just it’s good to be critical. And even Hank explains that we don’t have enough data yet. It’s too early to say with certainty.

[@CTP909]

@@NocturnalDoom lol all that extra was unnecessary and honestly irrelevant. We know for a fact that only 11 percent of hospitalized patients with covid as their primary diagnosis had scarring on their lungs as a result, we know that for a fact if we don't know anything else to be true about covid. That bit of knowledge was not attained from this or any other video.

[@jonnyblaze2692]

​@@CTP909only 11%?? Dude that's more than 1 out of 10 people. There's 10 people in my immediate family.

[@danytheunicorn95]

I am so happy you are better now, I have been a fan for what feels like a decade, learning about science and enjoying your entertaining opinions, thank you for your service❤

[@ValorsLady]

Thank you for making this video!

[@brendakrieger7000]

Appreciate you so much Hank. I think you look really handsome with the curly hair. So glad you are doing better. Fascinating topic!

[@mhd7832]

ISSO E PURO RACISMO COM TODOS NÃO ADIANTA FINGIR POIS CAMPUS E SO UM PRETESTO ISSO ELEVA O FATOR DE O CAMPO DE CONCENTRAÇÃO NÃO TA LA A TOA #ACT IT'S NOT

[@LilySaintSin]

He looks great!

[@PurpleNoir]

Love the hair!

[@markmuller7962]

At first I've read "so glad you've got cancer" LOL

[@jkfecke]

Given the mechanism of how cancer happens, basically anything that puts your body under stress is going to make it more likely for you to get some form of cancer. It might be a small or large effect, but it's almost inevitable.

[@waxwinged_hound]

Yeah actually, come to think of it, even if we didn't age and were just like elves from Lord of the Rings, cancer would still find us eventually.

[@gogauze]

Sure, that can be true for a lot of things. But, risks aren't all created equally. It's more about how many orders of magnitude that risk brings with it. If you were forced me to choose between the risks associated with daily smoking or radiation poisoning, I'd choose the first one. And, further, if I'm forced to choose between the risks of frequent red meat consumption or daily smoking, it's going to be the first one. There's are thresholds where risks move from marking you as: just as likely as anyone else; somewhat more likely, but still unlikely in general; and, so much more likely that it's starting to push being probable. That's the actual question, and why it's important to get an answer.

[@removechan10298]

he's a liar kzbin.info/www/bejne/hp-tZodnetOqp5Y

[@ganglestank]

Not true, drinking water doesnt cause cancer

[@Junkinsally]

@@gogauzeRed meat consumption does not increase cancer risk. That’s been debunked countless times.

[@Finvaara]

This is such an excellent video, and so very important. Thank you.

[@mattdangerg]

Good start to the video, important distinctions!

[@eriknicholas7294]

Clicked here after the Kurzgesagt smoking video. Eerily smooth transition. XD

[@SewlockHolmes]

I'm trying it the other way around lol. Probably a similarly eerie transition 😂

[@Ze_Austin]

4:47 "It wasn't, like, a great study" - a man about to ruin a researcher's whole career 😂

[@glasses2926]

"It wasn't a great study" would probably describe a fairly good chunk of a researcher's career - that's just how science goes sometimes!

[@tdigitalgroupproductions230]

Well...anything that points AWAY from the "We Know What"!

[@wechooselife8481]

Great video! You explained it so nicely.

[@subratachaudhuri6930]

Stay well.... thanks for the information.

[@kagitsune]

This is an excellent primer on probability, risk analysis, and critical thinking in large studies. We need Crash Course videos!!

[@khills]

There is a Crash Course public health, sponsored with APHA! It started in 2022, and I know from chats with the producer that they were planning on covering these topics, since it’s part of the epidemiology curriculum for any public health degree. ☺️

[@enterpassword3313]

@@khills you should also do something about recognising fraud in science, as clearly your audience doesnt know how to see it until its too late

[@enterpassword3313]

@@khills but more likely you will just ignore me because you know you couldnt explain why im wrong if you tried.

[@johnhenry2671]

Cancer has absolutely decimated my family since the pandemic.

[@squirrelsinmykoolaid]

A family member is currently dying from cancer but had COVID before they found out their diagnosis. I wonder if there is a correlation.

[@zoeherriot]

It takes a long time for most cancers to form - it seems unlikely.

[@Call-me-Al]

​​@@squirrelsinmykoolaid Less likely than in the cases of stroke. Covid-19 causes abnormal clotting, and stroke cases among "young" people (below 50) has notably increased since the start of the pandemic.

[@MaddTheSane]

Correlation does not mean causation.

[@BB-mt5sb]

💉

[@osmia]

Thanks for explaining it complexly

[@dysonjb688]

"Hopefully you thought of cigarettes." *Sadly puts down my burnt marshmallow.*

[@yee3771]

Long Covid is no joke…cells not doing what they need to do😔

[@user-bp6wk4qe9z]

There's no such thing as long COVID, it's a cover for the side effects of what we were forced to get our freedom back

[@rjbiker66]

Long covid is not a thing. Any serious viral infection can have similar symptoms after the infection has been cleared out.

[@megancunningham9471]

@@rjbiker66 absolutely inaccurate claim. There are researchers looking at Long COVID and seeing unique markers of COVID inflammation and muscular/vascular changes that do NOT happen after other viral illnesses. SARS-CoV-2 infects particular ACE2 receptors on organ and vascular tissue that other viruses cannot infect.

[@yee3771]

Long Covid…or what some drs call long Covid…ME/CFS …anything like it is no joke

[@ghost9-9ghost]

So if the vaccine makes the body continue to produce spike protein for an undetermined long period of time (which seems to be the case at least in some degree of the population)...then the vaccine itself may be a huge contributer of problems d

[@EUPassionStorm]

Hank you are a wonderfully intelligent being and your love for sharing that knowledge youve gained is amazing. To start the video with the explanation of carcinogens is a breath of fresh air in a realm of 'but how do i make educational content, CONTENT'.

[@disneyizme6855]

Wonderful information thanks

[@AliYouru]

This is why the long-term impact of viruses needs to be studied A LOT MORE. Herpes viruses, for one, have been long ignored, and many links to different forms of dementia and cancers have been slowly coming to light through underfunded studies.

[@TheCaphits]

I'd be more worried about an autoimmune disease like diabetes being triggered by a strong viral infection like covid.

[@xdanic3]

Well, that happens as well, I can tell you Tom Hanks recently said he had diabetes, and he got it in early 2020

[@khills]

SciShow actually recently touched on this with their MS video.

[@dr.emilschaffhausen4683]

And the vaccine for covid.

[@Jack-gl2xw]

This video was excellent. Very well researched and nuanced. I wish every science video on youtube was this rigorously made. Thank you Hank!

[@JamesOKeefe-US]

Thank you Hank for SciShow and your reasonable and objective explanations about these things. I truly look to SciShow for veracity in science reporting and appreciate you for that!

[@uncroppedsoop]

​@Sam-rx5ig you're not gonna convince scishow fans like that

[@user-wg2vw3mz1v]

The ID10T in this video took the v axe and boo stairs, didn't he?

[@enterpassword3313]

@@uncroppedsoop sci shows fans can have all the proof they need and will still ignore it because its not what they were told to think.

[@enterpassword3313]

@@uncroppedsoop even in this vid you see him mention cigs are the most cancerous thing, which isnt accurate to say the least. A few ppl pointed this out, but they got ratioed by angry sci show fans. Its like they keep hearing cigs are cancerous so hank couldnt be wrong, they dont actually understand or know anything, but they love to talk down to ppl like they do.

[@uncroppedsoop]

@@enterpassword3313 strawman argument based off a misinterpretation of what hank said. he said he would hope the first thing most people think of when asked what the most cancer-causing thing they know of is cigarettes. he hopes that the people watching this video are aware of how unhealthy they are. I have not seen a single person doing what you're describing, and I have a lot of time to kill engaging in KZbin comments. sometimes I wonder if people who hate basic logic and love to make conspiracies subscribe to this channel just to swamp the replies of any comment talking about vaccines or diseases

[@q7085ghvuaif]

Oh man, that background looks absolutely sick! Really, really cool!! :D

[@IDidntAskU]

Thank you for this information and speaking on a topic that is dear to you.

[@gordonwerner]

Would love to see an update on research into Long Covid … including the current status of the COVID pandemic

[@chelseariffic]

Some very fun things about COVID brain damage came out this week 😅

[@Siphonife]

amazing episode. loved it.

[@kevinfisher7032]

Excellent video, as always. Clear, concise but a deep dive with plenty of useful information. Great Job (as usual) And Hank, great to see you looking so healthy…and curly :-)

[@klutterkicker]

Subject of cancer comes up. Hank: "You know, I'm a bit cancer myself."

[@alien9279]

Nay he pissed out his cancer 😂 for real though haha

[@OmateYayami]

Well.. technically everyone is a bit of cancer themselves, at least past 20/30.

[@threeMetreJim]

People on X (twitter) have got to be at least 90% cancer.

[@vocalsunleashed]

Hank casually admitting that the title of this video is clickbait 😂 but it's for a good reason so I'll allow it 😛

[@hiericas]

Thanks hank! 👍🏻 Explained well, as always.

[@j.jarvis7460]

I love what you've done with 0:40 it's so true it should be labeled as cancers or individual labels out the door.

[@akhagee4707]

I figured out a few years ago that my non-hodgkins lymphoma (that in 1990 the doctors couldn't figure out the reason for) was after a mononucleosis illness. So, not just hodgkins lymphoma.

[@Brown95P]

...Y'know, something just clicked in my head after l watched this. From now on, l'm gonna think of cancer as a threshold that you have a risk of breaching depending on what you do or what you get; makes more sense to me that way given all the ways the body has to make sure you, well, don't reach that threshold.

[@pb5640]

Thinking back to the non-maskers who kept saying “I have an immune system” . Good luck with that.

[@Krapvag]

it's still working fine thanks

[@itsv1p3r]

Its going great, hows your heart feeling?

[@nightshadow73]

In four years I have not been diagnosed with Covid. Even though I worked in a grocery store and was on the front lines. My sister who is the mother of eight has had every variant of Covid. I don’t know if she’s more susceptible to Covid than I am but her eight kids made her chances of exposure to it much higher than mine.