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Risk Factor | Description |
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Age | The risk to develop chronic lymphocytic leukemia increases as patients advance in age. |
Gender | Males are more commonly affected with chronic lymphocytic leukemia than females] |
Family history | First-degree relatives of chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients have an increased risk to develop to the disease. |
Chemical exposure | Exposure to herbicides and insecticides (used in farming) are correlated with an increased risk of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. |
Race | The risk to develop chronic lymphocytic leukemia increases among individuals of Caucasian race. |
- ↑ What are the risk factors for chronic lymphocytic leukemia? American Cancer Society (2015) http://www.cancer.org/cancer/leukemia-chroniclymphocyticcll/detailedguide/leukemia-chronic-lymphocytic-risk-factors Accessed on October, 12 2015
- ↑ Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Mayoclinic (2015) http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/chronic-lymphocytic-leukemia/basics/risk-factors/con-20031195 Accessed on October, 12 2015