Monday, October 02, 2006

Benzene Leukemia life threatening Cancer

Leukemia in commonly defined as cancer of white blood cells, in which bone marrow excessively produces immature abnormal white blood cells which fills up the bone marrow spaces and ultimately spills into the peripheral blood, thereby spreading to different parts of the body.
Benzene is a known carcinogen in humans and causes benzene related cancer. Breathing benzene vapors may cause immediate death and other exposures to the chemical have been linked to various forms of leukemia, most notably Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML).

In the body, benzene is converted to products called metabolites. Certain metabolites can be measured in the urine. However, this test must be done shortly after exposure and is not a reliable indicator of how much benzene you have been exposed to, since the metabolites may be present in urine from other sources.

Benzene Leukemia is a dangerous life threatening Cancer that develop as a result of Long term exposure to excessive levels of Benzene. In addition to Benzene leukemia People suffers from other abnormalities such as, Chromosomal abnormalities, Central Nervous system Disorders, Anemia, And may be some other forms of acute and chronic Leukemia’s.

Employees working in Chemical oil Industries, and gas plants, painters and Other industrial solvent users, are at more risk to Benzene Exposure On long term Exposure to this type of Benzene bye products causes Leukemic Cancer of Blood Forming Organs.

Several tests can show if you have been exposed to benzene. There is test for measuring benzene in the breath; this test must be done shortly after exposure. Benzene can also be measured in the blood, however, since benzene disappears rapidly from the blood, measurements are accurate only for recent exposures.





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