What is Leukemia?
Leukemia is a name for a number of cancers that damage the body’s
blood cell producing ability.
What Blood Cells Do
White blood cells destroy foreign bacteria or cells that harm the body. White
blood cells trek through the body, find hazards and destroy them.
Normally, white
blood cells are produced in the bone marrow. Once these
cells serve their purpose, they die. Healthy bone marrow replaces the
expired white blood cells with new ones. When the body is healthy,
white blood cells are produced in large number.
When Leukemia develops,
it hinders the body's ability to produce correctly performing white
blood cells. The white blood cells become cancerous. The cancer cells reproduce
rapidly in the bone marrow, choking out the manufacturing of healthy
blood cells. The reduction of normal white and red blood cells weakens the
body's immune system and causes anemia. People who suffer from leukemia therefore
often suffer from infections and are often unable to do strenuous physical
activity.
Causes
Leukemia has been linked to benzene or radiation. Long term
exposure of benzene often occurs on the job. If you have worked
for oil companies or chemical companies, your may have been exposed benzene
fumes. Benzene is
a chemical used often in the production of plastics and other chemical
products. Benzene has
a sweet smell and workers in petroleum industries, such as on tankers,
often are heavily exposed to benzene fumes.
Symptoms of leukemia may
include bruising, bleeding, paleness, poor healing of cuts, paleness
or recurrent infections.
Victims of benzene poisoning and their families
may be entitled to compensation for pain and suffering and to help
get the best treatment. Don’t
wait for a statute of limitations to run out. Call the law offices
of Carabin & Shaw
today.
The Law offices of Carabin & Shaw protect the rights of wrongfully
injured and ill people throughout the entire State of Texas including: Dallas,
Fort Worth, Arlington, Sherman, Denison, Tyler, Longview, Texarkana, and Marshall. If
you or a loved one has an illness related to benzene, or has passed away due
to benzene exposure, contact the law offices of Carabin & Shaw today. We
have eleven offices through out the State of Texas to serve you
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