white blood cells
Example Sentences
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He had been fighting non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer that affects that white blood cells that help you fight infection.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
In this case, the virus has been modified to replicate only inside tumor cells, causing them to burst, while simultaneously triggering a more aggressive immune response from the body’s own white blood cells.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Longer-term exposure increases the risk of cancers of the white blood cells, such as non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, as well as breast cancer.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
In men, those white blood cells are more likely to produce a pain-resolving molecule that can quickly quell the ache, according to a recent study in the journal Science Immunology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Because his white blood cells can identify and destroy the infected cells, this man doesn’t get sick.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
