Macrophages and cancer.
Macrophages eat bacteria, and other foreign bodies, cancer (through Phagocytosis), and initiate tumor cell death (apoptosis)
Our immune systems have what they need to protect us.
Video 1 Macrophages eating bacteria. (animated)
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Macrophage Cytokine Release
https://www.news-medical.net/life-sciences/Macrophage-Function.aspx
Macrophage Function
A macrophage is a type of phagocyte, which is a cell responsible for detecting, engulfing and destroying pathogens and apoptotic cells. Macrophages are produced through the differentiation of monocytes, which turn into macrophages when they leave the blood. Macrophages also play a role in alerting the immune system to the presence of invaders.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5858529/
Targeting Macrophages in Cancer: From Bench to Bedside
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4738030/
A Breakthrough: Macrophage-Directed Cancer Immunotherapy