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Some of the factors may increase your chances of developing AML.
Increasing age:
AML becomes more common as people get older. Adults 65 and older are more likely to develop AML.
Sex:
AML is more common in men than it is in women.
Cancer treatment in the past:
AML is more likely to occur in people who have received specific types of chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
Radiation exposure:
AML is more likely to develop in people exposed to high quantities of radiation.
Chemical Exposure and poisoning:
Exposure to certain dangerous chemicals such as benzene has been related to an increased risk of AML.
Smoking:
AML has been related to cancer-causing substances found in cigarette smoke.
Other blood disorders:
AML is more likely to occur in those with other blood diseases, such as myelodysplasia, myelofibrosis, polycythemia vera, or thrombocythemia.
Genetic Disorders:
Down syndrome and other congenital abnormalities are linked to an increased risk of AML.