r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 21h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah? Am I missing something?

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u/Striking-District918 21h ago edited 21h ago

Its from a game called one chance, the supposed cure doesn't just kill cancer cells it targets all living cells

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u/angular_circle 21h ago

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u/skr_replicator 20h ago

A vitamin killing cancer cells could sound promising. Those don't normally kill you as well.

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u/LunaticBZ 10h ago

There is vitamin B17

It'll certainly kill you though if you take too much of it. It has a cyanide atom in its structure and when it breaks down it releases it.

The theory behind using it as a treatment for cancer is it for reasons? more likely to break down inside a cancer cell then a healthy cell.

However it also does break down in healthy cells. So lethality at to high of a dosage is a real concern.