What is the cause of leukemia is not known with certainty. Experts are still difficult to conclude why the possibility of being infected with leukemia for each person is different, people have developed lymphoma, but not others. However, based on the results of the investigation concluded that some risk factors contribute significantly to the probability that someone who suffers from leukemia.
Some risk factors are:
1. Myelodysplastic syndrome and some other blood disorders: People with certain blood disorders increase the risk of AML.
2. Virus by Human T-cell leukemia type I (HTLV-I): People who are infected with HTLV-I has increased the risk of leukemia is rare, known as the T-cell leukemia is a type that does not stick.
3. Family history of leukemia is rare. But if this happens, it is likely that the type of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. However, only a few people with CLL have a father, mother, brother, sister or child, who is also from this disease.
4. Radiation : People exposed to radiation of very high radiation is much more likely to AML, CML or ALL. Some types of radiation are very influential on the probability of a person afflicted with leukemia are: 1) atomic bomb explosion ~ is the high radiation levels caused by the explosion of atomic bombs, people, especially children who survived the atomic bomb could increase the risk of leukemia. 2) The radiation ~ Another source is exposed to high levels of radiation for cancer, etc.. Radiation therapy may increase the risk of leukemia. 3) ~ X-ray diagnostic dental X-ray and other diagnostic X-rays (such as CT Scan) is a level of radiation exposure low. I do not know if there are links low-level radiation for children and adults with leukemia.
5. Benzene: Benzene exposure in the workplace can lead to AML. It can also cause CML or. Benzene is widely used in the chemical industry, also present in cigarette smoke and gasoline.
6. Smoking: Smoking may increase the risk of AML.
7. Chemotherapy for cancer : patients receiving chemotherapy are sometimes given below, AML or ALL. For example, drugs that are alkylating agents or topoisomerase inhibitors are often associated with a lower risk of developing acute leukemia.
8. Down syndrome and some other hereditary diseases: increased risk of developing acute leukemia.
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