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Important Facts for Leukemias
Definition
The rate of leukemia (ICD-10: C91-C95) in Utah per 100,000 population.Numerator
The number of new leukemia cancers diagnosed among Utah population for a given time period (ICD-10: C91-C95).Denominator
Population of Utah for a specific period of time.Data Interpretation Issues
Cancer diagnoses in 2020 may be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic due to the changes in health services and cancer screening accessibility.Why Is This Important?
Leukemia is a cancer of the blood-forming cells. Leukemia starts in the bone marrow and then spreads to the blood.Not all leukemias are the same. Leukemias are divided into four main types based whether it is acute (fast growing) or chronic (slower growing) and whether it starts in myeloid cells or lymphoid cells. Leukemia occurs most commonly in older adults, but acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer in children.1
Some risk factors for developing some types of leukemia include smoking, environmental exposures to chemicals such as benzene, radiation exposure, prior cancer treatment, blood problems, viral infections, and genetics.
1. https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/leuks.html
