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No, cancer cells express self antigens, so your body cannot recognize it as foreign or dangerous.
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May destroy infected cells select one a cytotoxic t cells b helper t cells c b cells d allergens e phagocytic cells?
T-cells will do this
What cell recognizes and destroy non self cells?
Those would be white blood cells.
One difference between a cancer cell and a normal cell is that?
a. cancer cells divide uncontrollably. b. normal cells cannot make copies of DNA. c. cancer cells cannot make copies of DNA. d. normal cells divide uncontrollably. (A) cancer cells divide uncontrollably
What do white blood cells release to destroy pathogens?
Antibodies are released by B-lymphocytes (one of thekinds of white blood cells)
Cytotoxic T cells have the ability to?
It releases perforin and granzymes which kills the infected cells.
Treatments that use a combination of chemicals to destroy cancer cells?
Chemotherapy
What does radiotherapy cure?
Cancer; it uses radioactivity to destroy the cancerous cells.
A form of treatment in which drugs destroy cancer cells is called?
The form of treatment in which drugs are used to destroy cancer cells is called chemotherapy. Chemotherapy works by targeting rapidly dividing cells, which include cancer cells. It can be administered orally or intravenously, and it may be used alone or in combination with other cancer treatments such as surgery, radiation therapy, or immunotherapy, depending on the type and stage of cancer.
Can't you use ultra violet radiation to destroy cancer cells?
no u.v. light causes skin cancer
How do cancer cells behave inside the human body?
Cancer cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors. Although cancer cells can be quite common in a person they are only malignant when the other cells (particularly natural killer cells) fail to recognize and/or destroy them.
May destroy infected cells select one a cytotoxic t cells b helper t cells c b cells d allergens e phagocytic cells?
T-cells will do this
How do scientist use isotopes in treating cancer?
Radiations (alpha, beta, gamma, neutrons) emitted by radioisotopes can destroy cancer cells.
Do t cells or b cells release lymphotoxin?
Killer T cells (CTLs) use lymphotoxin to destroy antigens.
What are designer viruses used for?
this is used destroy cancer cells and leavethe good one unharmed
How is chemotherapy made?
Chemotherapy refers to the use of cytotoxic drugs in cancer treatment.'Chemo' means medicine or 'drug''therapy' means 'treatment'. Chemotherapeutic agents or drugs are 'magic bullets' that destroy the fast-dividing cancer cells. However these drugs are unable to differentiate between the normal cells and the cancer cells and they destroy the former too, in their war against cancer. This leads to certain side effects.
How does your immune system fight hpv?
The body releases white blood cells to destroy the cancer cells, if cancer hasn't affected with the immune system first. Somtimes cancer can be rid of before the person even knew they had it.
What cell recognizes and destroy non self cells?
Those would be white blood cells.
