Cancer Cure and Disease Introduction 3-12-24

3. a complex network of organs, cells and proteins that defends the body against infection, whilst protecting the body's own cells.
5. “-a doctor who cares for children with cancer—who treated Emily at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania”
7. a specialized body fluid
11. “This type of white blood cell normally helps the immune system fight infections.”
13. “...carry oxygen to other cells throughout the body, and white blood cells protect the body against disease.”
15. a disease caused by abnormal cell growth
16. “a disease that causes inflammation throughout the joints of the body”
17. “…a machine that helps a patient breathe”
18. A type of immune cell that is made in the bone marrow and is found in the blood and in lymph tissue.
19. “The immune response triggered by the reprogrammed T-cells caused …in Emily’s body. Her temperature rocketed to 41°C (105°F). Her blood pressure fell, and she had difficulty breathing. Doctors put Emily on a ventilator—a machine that helps a patient breathe”

1. “—a state of unconsciousness—to keep her alive”
2. The agency also approved a similar therapy to combat blood cancer in adults called … Both therapies could help thousands of people suffering from previously untreatable forms of cancer.
4. the molecule that carries genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism.
6. This soft tissue within bones makes blood cells (see Blood Breakdown). “In leukemia patients, parts of their blood grow in ways that they shouldn’t,” explains Grupp.
8. is a type of cancer that affects your blood cells.
9. research studies that test a medical, surgical, or behavioral intervention in people.
10. "help to form clots that stop a wound from bleeding."
12. is a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body
14. a large, biological molecule—to recognize cancerous B-cells.
15. “…treat some kinds of lymphomas and leukemias, as well as multiple myeloma”