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THE MIRACLE OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

create any problem for the defence system. A strong body with an effect-
ive defence system is capable of struggling with the increasingly expand-
ing cancerous cells multiplying in number, and of even defeating the dis-
ease. The main problem arises when cancer cells pierce their own mem-
branes with the help of an enzyme (pac-man enzyme), and mix in the cir-
culatory system (the conveyor network) of the body by penetrating the
lymphatic fluid, and eventually reaching distant tissues and cells.
The current scenario is quite negative. Cells that used to work col-
lectively in providing humans with the gifts of seeing, hearing, breathing,
and living suddenly grow recalcitrant, not obeying the "stop" command
they receive from neighbouring cells. As they continue replicating, they

carry out a destruction process at full blast which leads to the total death
of the body.
If we compare the human body to a country and the human defence
system to a powerful, fully equipped army, the cancer cells emerge as the
rebels of this country. This mutinous community grows in number daily,
continuing their demolition of the current structure. But the army of this
country is not at all pregnable.
The macrophages, the front line warriors of the defence system, sur-
round the invader when they encounter it and destroy the cancer cells
with the help of a protein they specially produce. In addition, the T cells,
the strong and intelligent warriors of the defence system and their excep-
tional weapons (antibodies) kill the cancer cells that have begun to fuse in

A war between the cancer cell (pink) and lymphocytes (yellow)