killer cell
Description
A type of white blood cell that recognizes and attacks foreign, infected and cancerous cells.
Killer cells develop from activated T cells (a type of white blood cell that helps control immune response, fight infection and destroy abnormal cells). They are part of the body’s immune system.
Also called killer T cell, cytotoxic T cell or cytotoxic T lymphocyte.
Your trusted source for accurate cancer information
With just $5 from readers like you, we can continue to provide the highest quality cancer information for over 100 types of cancer.
We’re here to ensure easy access to accurate cancer information for you and the millions of people who visit this website every year. But we can’t do it alone.
If everyone reading this gave just $5, we could achieve our goal this month to fund reliable cancer information, compassionate support services and the most promising research. Please give today because every contribution counts. Thank you.