Do they know the cause of Leukemia yet.. Or what is the experts guesses?
I know it is caused by the bloodcells, but by any guess - why did the blood cells function like that? Is it anything to do with diet or health or family-related blood causes?
I dont know much on it so any simple help I would be greatfull for thanks.
- thankgoodnessitsfriday
There are several reasons that they are finding for various cancers, including leukemia. Your best source of information would be the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's website at www.leukemia-lymphoma.org. There is an indicator chromosome for many cases they are finding of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML), which is chromosome 17. Many CML patients are now treated with Gleevac and often do not need a bone marrow or stem cell transplant, however they remain on the medication for life. They are now finding something similar with the same chromosome for Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. This would indicate either some type of defect from conception, or it could be something altered by environment. As for the other forms of Leukemia, they are working on it however do not have concrete information that I am aware of.
- ALImyNAME336
i heard somewhere that we all have cancer cell and that leukemia started by a cell that made a mistake and it multiplies and doesn't die at the time it needs to which over crowds the blood and causes an enlarged spleen or liver..
- J.S.
In general, cancer occurs when cells divide without a check or a control. This uncontrolled division leads to faulty cells that do not perform the proper tasks - as in leukemia, or it produces a tumour as in most other cancers. Although many people refer to leukemia as a cancer of the blood, it is actually a cancer of the bone marrow that produces blood cells. In AML Leukemia, the cells that produce white blood cells are cancerous and produce a great number of nonfunctional WBCs.
It isn't known exactly what causes leukemia but there are several ideas about what exactly causes the uncontrolled division of these cells. It isn't fully understood why some people exposed to many risk factors do not develop leukemia while others do. Some of these risk factors include exposure to high amounts of radiation, previous rounds of chemotherapy, high exposure to benzene, smoking, some genetic problems such as Downs Syndrome, and sometimes faulty genes inherited from parent to child.
Less than 10% of all cancers are hereditary. Leukemia is not one of the more commonly passed cancers. Cancer predisposition can only be passed onto a child if the gametes are affected. In almost every cancer it is not the gamete cells that are affected, but it is the somatic cells which are not passed onto a child.
I hope this helps you out some. If you have any more questions feel free to email me (crazycanuckj@yahoo.ca) or send me an IM (crazycanuckj).
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