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What increases the risk for childhood leukemia?

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Some inherited disorders increase a child's risk of developing leukemia: Down syndrome (trisomy 21): Children with Down syndrome have an extra (third) copy of chromosome 21. They are many times more likely to develop either acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML) than are ... read more

Environmental risk factors are influences in our surroundings, such as radiation and certain chemicals, that increase the risk of getting diseases such as leukemias. Radiation exposure. Exposure to high levels of radiation is a risk factor for childhood leukemia. read more

Increased Cancer Risk. In one analysis, the researchers deliberately skipped two of the most common low-grade tumors. Even after that adjustment, cancer risk rose for 30 years after remission from childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer becomes more common with age. read more

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