Acute lymphocytic leukemia patients do not deliver a positive response to chemotherapy. This causes uncontrollable infection or hemorrhage despite being on antibiotic support. Males are more prone to acute lymphocytic leukemia than females.
Complications and Risk Factors for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
New York (USA), June 25, 2013
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: Complications
Complications of acute lymphocytic leukemia include:
– Severe infection
– Spreading of cancer to different body parts
– Bleeding
– Relapse of acute lymphocytic leukemia
– Disseminated intravascular coagulation or DIC
– Damage to different organs due to chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia
Often acute lymphocytic leukemia patients do not deliver a positive response to chemotherapy. This leads to uncontrollable infection or hemorrhage despite being on antibiotic support.
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: Risk Factors
Risk factors of acute lymphocytic leukemia include:
Exposure to Radiation: Very high levels of radiation as experienced by survivors of nuclear reactor accident are at a high risk of developing acute lymphocytic leukemia.
Cancer Treatment in the Past: If you have had chemotherapy or any other form of cancer treatment in the past, you could develop acute lymphocytic leukemia.
Siblings with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: If your sibling or twin develops acute lymphocytic leukemia, you too stand a great risk of developing it.
Genetic Disorders: Genetic disorders like Down syndrome progress into acute lymphocytic leukemia.
Ethnicity: Asians, African-Americans, and Hispanics are less prone to acute lymphocytic leukemia than Caucasians. The highest incidence is in Italy followed by the United States, Switzerland, and Costa Rica.
Gender: Males are more prone to acute lymphocytic leukemia than females.
Age: Children within the age of ten are at a higher risk of acute lymphocytic leukemia. However, they can be easily treated. Adults develop acute lymphocytic leukemia primarily due to chromosomal abnormalities. Treatment and prognosis is poor in such cases.
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