Non-doctor health professionals that may be a part of the orthopedics team include: 1  Athletic trainers. 2  Counselors. 3  Nurse practitioners. 4  Physical therapists. 5  Physician assistants. 6  Psychologists. 7  Social workers. 8  Vocational workers.
The main response of the immune system to tumors is to destroy the abnormal cells using killer T cells, sometimes with the assistance of helper T cells. Tumor antigens are presented on MHC class I molecules in a similar way to viral antigens. This allows killer T cells to recognize the tumor cell as abnormal.
There are two basic types of T lymphocytes: T-helper cells (CD4+ cells) and T-cytotoxic cells (CD8+ cells). When activated, the T-cytotoxic cells can eliminate the host cells that are infected with virus, Mycobacteria, certain intracellular bacteria, fungi, parasites, and tumor cells.