Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell · SEASON 14

How I Survived Late-Stage Cancer (A Fun Story)

Episode 16 · 2026-10-27

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Hi! I am Philipp Dettmer, the founder of kurzgesagt, and back in 2018, I was being treated for a stage 3 B testicular cancer. This was a very serious situation, but it is not a sad story! In fact, going through chemotherapy was one of the most interesting experiences of my life. I was treated with Cisplatin, which, in a nutshell, put my body through a controlled medical violence. This toxic chemotherapy agent is a hero and a villain of this story, but it absolutely saved my life. So what exactly is Cisplatin, and what was my body going through during the treatment?

15 minutes

Season 14 episodes

1. Trees Are Even More Crazy Than We Thought2026-01-07 2. The Uncomfortable Truth About Ozempic 3. This Is the Scariest Place in The Universe2026-03-10 4. The Most Insane Megaproject You Never Heard About2026-03-30 5. Let’s Dissect Your Brain2026-04-21 6. GERMANY IS OVER2026-05-05 7. The Uncomfortable Truth About Ozempic (Updated Version)2026-05-19 8. Why Earth Sucks Compared to the Planet Hestia2026-05-26 9. How Is a Memory Stored Inside Your Squishy Brain?2026-06-16 10. What’s It Like to Be Killed by Nature’s Most Brutal Predator2026-07-07 11. The Impenetrable Barrier Trapping Us in the Solar System2026-08-04 12. This Woman Cured Her Cancer with an Insane Method2026-09-15 13. This Is What a Godlike Civilization Would Look Like2026-09-22 14. AI Just Crossed the Terrifying Line - Now What?2026-10-05 15. We Finally Know More About Humanity’s First Civilization2026-10-08 16. How I Survived Late-Stage Cancer (A Fun Story)2026-10-27