02 November 2022 02 Nov 2022

During immunosuppression, the normal function of the immune system is inhibited. Treatments, such as chemotherapy, disrupt the normal function of the cell cycle, which consequently causes immunosuppression. Red blood cells, platelets and white blood cells are affected and diminished. Neutrophils, a type of white blood cell, are the most abundant leukocytes in the circulation, and are the first line of defence in the innate immune system (Rosales, 2018).