The culprit of childhood leukemia, that is, the cause of the disease, is not yet fully understood, it may be related to physical, biological, chemical, genetic factors or other blood diseases, it is recommended to seek timely medical treatment.
Children’s leukemia is generally characterized by two features, one is a higher degree of malignancy, the disease develops more rapidly, mostly acute. The second is that it is more sensitive to chemical treatment and the cancer cells are easier to kill. Its common manifestations are infection, bleeding and anemia.
The cause of childhood leukemia is not yet completely clear. It may be related to physical factors, such as X-rays, gamma rays and other ionizing radiation, or biological factors, such as viral infections or abnormal immune function, etc., as well as chemical factors, such as long-term exposure to benzene and organic solvents containing benzene, etc., which may also trigger leukemia.
It may also be related to genetic factors, such as familial leukemia, as well as other blood disorders, such as multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes, paroxysmal sleep hemoglobinuria, and lymphoma, which may also lead to leukemia.