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-Leukemia is a cancer of the bone marrow and blood.

  • What the doctor looks for to check if you have Leukemia
  • These are visible common symptoms of Leukemia
  • The comparison of a normal bone marrow and the bone marrow when you have Leukemia.

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Works Cited

Risk Factors

The risk factors of Leukemia are:

  • http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/leukemia/basics/causes/con-20024914
  • http://www.webmd.com/cancer/tc/leukemia-prevention
  • http://www.cancercompass.com/leukemia-information/causes-and-risk-factors.htm
  • http://www.lls.org/diseaseinformation/managingyourcancer/newlydiagnosed/understandingdiagnosis/labimagingtests/bloodtests/
  • http://dxline.info/diseases/leukemia
  • http://www.erichartwellfoundation.com/what-is-leukemia.html

Cancer: Leukemia

  • Very high levels of radiation
  • Working with certain chemicals
  • Chemotherapy
  • Down syndrome & certain other genetic diseases
  • Human T-cell Leukemia virus-I (HTLV-I)

Michele Cano-Lara

Health - Cable

9/23/14

Causes

*Scientist still don't understand the exact causes of Leukemia.

Tests to detect the cancer

It seems to develop from a combination of genetic and environmental factors.

It's thought to occur when some blood cells acquire mutations in their DNA.

The kind of test that detects Leukemia is by taking a .

blood test

Or it can be changes in the cells that still to be fully understood could contribute to Leukemia.

-The doctor takes out some blood out of you and measures the number of red and white cells and platelets in the blood sample and then looks for biomarkers that may indicate cancer activity.

Prevention

*There isn't a known way to prevent most types of Leukemia

Leukemia can be prevented by avoiding high doses of radiation, exposure to the chemical benzene, or smoking and other tobacco use.

You can also take chemotherapy to treat the cancer.

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