The artist told fans in May last year that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

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[–] 14 points 10 months ago (5 children)

His cancer was absolutely terrible. I wish it on no one. Dude's bones were growing daggers into his flesh and tearing him up from the inside and there's little anyone can give to ease that kind of pain.

I mean, he's no saint and I'm sure he's got a nice place in hell waiting for him. But damn, that kind of cancer is the stuff nightmares are made from.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    I'm not sure that's how prostate cancer works

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  • [–] 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    It often metastasizes to the bones, so yeah, that's how it works.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    That’s horrible to think about, but I appreciate the information.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    Oh man it's pretty bad. Heads for the hip bone first and then climbs it's way up your spinal column and into your ribs. The space between your skin and ribs basically turns into sandpaper and it just eats away at your nerve bundles within your spinal cord. All the while it'll build this extracellular material that basically acts as a wall to prevent cancer treatments and pain medication from getting in.

    And in all of this the cancer is using the damage it's causing to healthy cells to feed itself. It's really high up there in incredibly painful ways to die. Makes up less than 1% of all prostate cancers, but has to be the most shit lotto to win.

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