This week's artwork was donated by Kate, a pediatric cancer patient who received treatment at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia . Like radiation therapy, chemotherapy not only destroys cancerous cells but affects healthy cells in your body. The healthy cells that are most at risk for being destroyed by chemotherapy are those which tend to grow at a fast rate, particularly blood cells. The primary job of red blood cells is to carry oxygen to all of the cells in your body. White blood cells are important in preventing and fighting off infections.
Platelets play a big part in stopping bleeding.
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