Leukemias are cancers of the blood-making bone marrow. Many factors may cause cancer. Scientists have found that smoking is associated with several cancers, and that high-fat diets and obesity may also increase your risk. Excessive exposure to sunlight is a factor in many skin cancers. If you have a history of cancer in your family, talk to your doctor about the warning signs of cancer.
Early detection is the key to effective treatment.
For more information about cancer, contact your health care provider. Cancer can strike anyone at any age, and according to the American Cancer Society, it will kill an estimated half a million people this year or more. Cancer in children is relatively rare, but often deadly. It is the major cause of death, by disease, in children ages three to fourteen. About one in every nine women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime.