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.
Key Points. 1  Helper T cells secrete small proteins called cytokines that regulate or assist in the active immune response by activating other immune cells. 2  Cytotoxic T cells (TC cells, or CTLs) destroy virus-infected cells and tumor cells, and are implicated in transplant rejection and autoimmune disease.