It stimulates the growth of certain disease-fighting blood cells in the immune system. Also called IL-2. A very early stage of cancer. Irradiated blood products - Blood products that have been treated with radiation to kill the white blood cells and prevent them from attacking the other cells and decreasing the risk of a blood transfusion reaction. Leukocytes - White blood cells.
Leukocytes play a major part in the body's defense system by fighting infection and disease.
Local treatment - Treatment that affects the tumor and the area close to it. Bacteria or cancer cells that enter the lymphatic system may be found in the nodes. Also called lymph glands. The tissues and organs, including the bone marrow, spleen, thymus, and lymph nodes, that produce and store cells that fight infection and disease. This system also has channels that carry lymph.