Across
- 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”
Down
- 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”