Children who have been exposed to radiation therapy, special medications and chemicals, viral infections, and children with certain hereditary diseases have a higher chance of developing leukemia.
The cause of leukemia is not yet fully understood, but is considered to be related to a variety of factors.
1. Radiation therapy: Children who have received radiation therapy, such as thymus enlargement, and mothers who were exposed to radiation during pregnancy may significantly increase the chance of developing leukemia.
2. Special drugs and chemicals: the use of special drugs, such as chloramphenicol, prednisone, ethylenediamine, and cytotoxic drugs, such as paclitaxel, cyclophosphamide, and so on. Chemical substances include benzene, benzene derivatives, etc.
3. Viral infections: human T-lymphoblastic leukemia, which is caused by reverse transcription virus of RNA virus.
4. Hereditary diseases: for example, congenital aplastic anemia, Down’s syndrome, severe combined immunodeficiency disease, etc. The incidence of leukemia is significantly higher than that of other children.
Parents should feed their children correctly and create a healthy living environment for their children, and the likelihood of their children developing leukemia later in life will be reduced. Parents are advised to consult a hematology specialist if they have any doubts about leukemia.