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.
1 In a rather lengthy process, helper T cells release cytokines. 2  Cytokines stimulate B cells to form plasma cells. 3  Plasma cells form antibodies, which stimulate the production of two other types of T cells: cytotoxic T cells and suppressor T cells. 4  Helper T cells are the cells attacked by the AIDS virus.