CAUSE+Leukemia+ABBC

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**So what causes leukemia?** It's almost impossible to predict who will get leukemia. Leukemia is neither contagious nor hereditary.
 * more common in children between 2-6
 * Of the people who have leukemia, 56% are guys, 44% are girls

These are known risk factors:
 * brother/sister with leukemia
 * certain genetic disorders
 * exposure to radiation*, or chemotherapy
 * some chemicals


 * people exposed to radioactive fallout from the atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima had higher rates of leukemia

Quiz question: What can you do to lower your chance of getting leukemia?