Risk factors · Older age. Acute myelogenous leukemia is most common in adults age 65 and older. · Prior cancer treatment. · Radiation exposure.

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Increased risk · Radiation exposure · Benzene and smoking · Previous cancer treatment · Blood disorders · Genetic disorders. People with certain genetic ...

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What Causes Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)? · Changes (mutations) in genes as a cause of AML · Chromosome changes in AML cells · Inherited versus ...

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What is the main cause of AML? The main cause is genetic mutations that result in abnormal growth of myeloid cells in the bone marrow. Is AML ...

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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a rare cancer that affects your bone marrow and blood. It typically happens when certain genes or chromosomes mutate (change).

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AML is caused by genetic mutations in the DNA of myeloblasts that interfere with their normal development. The mutations cause the cells to multiply ...

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Getting older · Being born male · Smoking · Being exposed to certain chemicals · Being treated with certain chemotherapy drugs · Being exposed to ...

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by A Vakiti · 2024 · Cited by 157 — Additional environmental exposures, including radiation, tobacco smoke, and benzene, also contribute to the risk of AML.[12] Despite these known ...

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What causes AML? · very high doses of radiation, either accidentally (nuclear accident) or therapeutically (to treat other cancers) · industrial ...

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