Acute lymphocytic leukemia patients do not deliver a positive response to chemotherapy. This causes uncontrollable infection or hemorrhage despite being on antibiotic support. Males are more prone to acute lymphocytic leukemia than females.
<p><strong>Complications and Risk Factors for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia</strong></p>
<p>New York (USA), June 25, 2013</p>
<p><strong>Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: Complications</strong></p>
<p>Complications of acute lymphocytic leukemia include:</p>
<p>&#8211; Severe infection<br />
&#8211; Spreading of cancer to different body parts<br />
&#8211; Bleeding<br />
&#8211; Relapse of acute lymphocytic leukemia<br />
&#8211; Disseminated intravascular coagulation or DIC<br />
&#8211; Damage to different organs due to chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia</p>
<p>Often acute lymphocytic leukemia patients do not deliver a positive response to chemotherapy. This leads to uncontrollable infection or hemorrhage despite being on antibiotic support.</p>
<p><strong>Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: Risk Factors</strong></p>
<p>Risk factors of acute lymphocytic leukemia include:</p>
<p><strong>Exposure to Radiation:</strong> Very high levels of radiation as experienced by survivors of nuclear reactor accident are at a high risk of developing acute lymphocytic leukemia.</p>
<p><strong>Cancer Treatment in the Past:</strong> If you have had chemotherapy or any other form of cancer treatment in the past, you could develop acute lymphocytic leukemia.</p>
<p><strong>Siblings with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia:</strong> If your sibling or twin develops acute lymphocytic leukemia, you too stand a great risk of developing it.</p>
<p><strong>Genetic Disorders:</strong> Genetic disorders like Down syndrome progress into acute lymphocytic leukemia.</p>
<p><strong>Ethnicity:</strong> Asians, African-Americans, and Hispanics are less prone to acute lymphocytic leukemia than Caucasians. The highest incidence is in Italy followed by the United States, Switzerland, and Costa Rica.</p>
<p><strong>Gender:</strong> Males are more prone to acute lymphocytic leukemia than females.</p>
<p><strong>Age:</strong> Children within the age of ten are at a higher risk of acute lymphocytic leukemia. However, they can be easily treated. Adults develop acute lymphocytic leukemia primarily due to chromosomal abnormalities. Treatment and prognosis is poor in such cases.</p>
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