Hca 240 Leukemia Paper

"Leukemia is the most common cancer in children and adolescents. It accounts for about 1 out of 3 cancers in children." (American Cancer Society) Leukemia is cancer of the blood and develops in the bone marrow.

Causes and risk factors, including environmental risks:

The majority of childhood leukemia are acquired genetic diseases. "In most cases, however, childhood cancers arise from non inherited mutations (or changes) in the genes of growing cells. Because these errors occur randomly and unpredictably, there's no effective way to prevent them." (Kids Health)

Risk factors could be chemical exposures, viruses, infections that could be associate with damaging the immune system. You cannot prevent leukemia but you can reduce your risks by reducing your intake of the...