What factors contribute to leukemia?

What factors contribute to leukemia?

Specific risk factors for leukemia include:

• Exposure to cancer-causing agents.
• Smoking.
• History of radiation therapy or chemotherapy.
• Myelodysplastic syndromes.
• Rare genetic syndromes.
• Family history.

What are some risk factors for acute lymphocytic leukemia?

There are only a handful of known risk factors for acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL).

• Radiation exposure.
• Certain chemical exposures.
• Certain viral infections.
• Certain genetic syndromes.
• Age.
• Race/ethnicity.
• Gender.
• Having an identical twin with ALL.

How is leukemia detected?

Blood tests. By looking at a sample of your blood, your doctor can determine if you have abnormal levels of red or white blood cells or platelets — which may suggest leukemia. A blood test may also show the presence of leukemia cells, though not all types of leukemia cause the leukemia cells to circulate in the blood.

How can leukemia be prevented?

Since most people with ALL don’t have risk factors that can be changed, for now, there is no known way to prevent most cases of ALL. Treating some other cancers with chemotherapy or radiation may cause secondary (treatment-related) leukemias in some people.

Can Stage 1 leukemia be cured?

As with other types of cancer, there’s currently no cure for leukemia. People with leukemia sometimes experience remission, a state after diagnosis and treatment in which the cancer is no longer detected in the body. However, the cancer may recur due to cells that remain in your body.

What are the 5 stages of leukemia?

Higher stages represent a worse prognosis and a lower survival rate.

• CLL stage 0. In this stage, there are too many abnormal WBCs, called lymphocytes, in your body (generally more than 10,000 in a sample).
• CLL stage I.
• CLL stage II.
• CLL stage III.
• CLL stage IV.