What causes leukaemia?

summary

Leukemia is a disease of human hematopoietic tissue, which is very malignant. Sometimes people call it blood cancer. After the onset of leukemia, the white blood cells in the human hematopoietic system may lose the ability of differentiation and maturation, and this kind of white blood cells will be malignant clonal proliferation in the human bone marrow, and invade the human liver, spleen and other organs, thus making the normal hematopoietic function of the body disordered, thus producing leukemia. Leukemia is a disease that can spread throughout the body.

What causes leukaemia?

Some chemical factors can lead to leukemia, for example, some people are often exposed to benzene or benzene derived substances, such people have a high probability of leukemia. In addition, if people are exposed to nitrosamines for a long time, they are also prone to leukemia. Some anti-tumor drugs can cause leukemia, such as methylbenzylhydrazine and cyclophosphamide.

The specific cause of leukemia is not particularly clear up to now, but it is certain that there is a certain relationship between the infection or heredity of this pathogen. In addition, this disease can also be caused by some chemical factors or radiation factors. Virus infection can lead to T-cell leukemia.

Ionizing radiation can make people suffer from leukemia, especially a large dose of ionizing radiation for a long time. However, low doses of ionizing radiation generally do not cause leukemia. People who are often exposed to radioactive materials have a high probability of leukemia.

matters needing attention

White blood patients in life should pay attention to the prevention of various infections, because after leukemia, the body's immunity will be reduced, the body's resistance to various pathogenic bacteria is no longer as strong as before, it is easy to infection. Therefore, it is particularly important for white blood patients to actively avoid infection.