Question

The nurse is screening client for those at increased risk for developing cancer. At highest risk for developing leukemia is the client who.

Answer 1

1)ans)

Leukaemia is a cancer of the body's blood forming the tissues, including the bone marrow and the lymphatic system. many types of leukaemia exist forms of leukaemia are common in children. other forms of leukaemia occur mostly in adults.leukaemia usually in was in the white blood cells

highest risk for developing leukaemia in clients with:

a) gender:
men are more likely than women to develop a leukemia.
b) Age:
the risk of the most leukemias increases with age. the median age of the patient diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia or chronic myeloid leukaemia is 65 years and older. however the most cases of acute lymphocytic leukaemia occur in a people under the 20 years old the median age of an all patient at diagnosis is 15

C) Blood disorder :

certain blood disorders including chronic myeloproliferative disorder such as polycythemia ,idiopathic myelofibrosis and essential thrombocytopenia increases the chances of developing AML

d) family history :

most leukaemia familiar link. however if you are first degree relative of a CLL patient, or if you have an identical twin who has are had AML or ALL, you may have at an increased risk of developing the disease

e) congenital syndrome :
some congenital syndromes including down syndrome ,fanconi anaemia ,Bloom syndrome,ataxia-telangiectasia and black fan diamond syndrome seem to raise the risk of AML

f)Smoking:

although smoking may not be a direct cause of lithium, smoking cigarettes increases the risk of developing AMl

g) radiation :

exposure to high energy radiation example :atomic bomb explosion and intense exposure to low energy radiation from electromagnetic fields example :power lines

h) Chemicals :

long term exposure to certain pesticides are industrial Chemicals like benzene is considered a risk for leukaemia

I) Electromagnetic fields :

prolonged exposure such as living anywhere power lines Mein increases a person's risk for developing ALL.

J) previous cancer therapy :

certain types of chemotherapy and Radiation therapy for other cancers are considered leukaemia risk factors