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*The table below lists the risk factors for chronic lymphocytic leukmeia development: | |||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" | | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" | '''Chemical exposure'''|| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Exposure to [[herbicide]]s and [[insecticide]]s (used in farming) are correlated with an increased risk of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. | ||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" | | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" | '''Family history'''|| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |First-degree relatives of chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients have an increased risk to develop to the disease. | ||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" | | | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" | '''Gender'''|| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Males are more commonly affected with chronic lymphocytic leukemia than females] | ||
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Revision as of 22:25, 13 October 2015
- The table below lists the risk factors for chronic lymphocytic leukmeia development:
Risk Factor | Description |
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Chemical exposure | Exposure to herbicides and insecticides (used in farming) are correlated with an increased risk of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. |
Family history | First-degree relatives of chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients have an increased risk to develop to the disease. |
Gender | Males are more commonly affected with chronic lymphocytic leukemia than females] |
Age | The chance to develop chronic lymphocytic leukemia increases as patients advance in age. |
Trauma | A positive history of head trauma increases the risk of meningioma |