Leukemia is detected in NY firefighters

• April 25, 2024

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, left a milestone in the history of the United States and the entire world; the consequences of this fact impacted the health physical Y mental of the population, in the short and long term, according to research by the British scientific journal The Lancet.

Ten years after the attacks, people who were close to the World Trade Center continue with physical and mental damage, such as respiratory diseases Y post-traumatic . Currently, firefighters who participated in the work of rescue register a high number in cases of leukemia .

Experts explain that the blood cancer was presented by exposure to high levels of ash Y smoke . To perform the diagnosis , the medical chief of the New York Fire Department (FDNY) reviewed, during the last seven years, the record of 11 thousand firefighters who worked in "ground zero".

What is leukemia?

It is a group of malignant diseases that affect the bone marrow , which causes an increase in leukocytes in the blood . The cancer cells prevent them from occurring Red blood cells Y whites mature, as well as platelets . The following video explains in detail what the disease and causes consist of.

The symptom The most common ones that are presented are: fatigue , lack of appetite or fever intermittent. It is also registered bone pain , by the multiplication of cells leukemic in the skeletal system .; and may appear anemia .

The treatment of this condition is the chemotherapy , where medicines are used to destroy the cells harmful