Benzene Leukemia
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Benzene exposure causes LeukemiaIf you have worked with oil companies or chemical companies, your leukemia may be related to exposure to benzene fumes. Benzene is a chemical commonly used in the making gasoline, plastics, rubbers, adhesives and many chemical products.
Benzene is a sweet smelling fume scientifically linked to forms of leukemia (myelogenous and lympatic). The chemical companies have known about benzene's dangers, yet have failed to adequately warn or protect workers. If you or a loved one has leukemia and worked in places where benzene was used, you may be entitled to compensation for your illness to cover all treatment costs and compensate you for pain and suffering.
Does Benzene Cause Leukemia?Benzene is an "occupational carcinogen", that is, a cancer-causing chemical that people are exposed to in the workplace. Benzene exposure over several years is related to many forms of benzene leukemia:
- Acute Myelogenous or Myeloid Leukemia (AML) - also known as
acute myelogenous leukemia
acute granulocytic leukemia
acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, - Myelodysplastic Syndromes - a group of conditions characterized by changes in the bone marrow that suggest a pre-leukaemic state.
- Secondary Aplastic Anemia
acquired aplastic anemia
aplastic anemia
secondary anemia - Pancytopenia
chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML),
acute myoloid leukemia (AML),
multiple myeloma
aplastic anemia (a precursor to AML).
Benzene is a colorless, sweet smelling and flammable chemical that is processed from crude oil that forms toxic vapors and is associated with many health disorders. The US. Environmental Protection Agency has documented benzene as a carconigen and its use is heavily regulated.
People who work with chemicals, plastics or the petroleum industry are at risk for Benzene poisoning. Painters, shoe/leather workers, refinery workers, pesticide workers, printers and pulp workers.
Manufacturing companies must take enormous safety precautions for workers handling benzene since only small concentrations can cause Leukemia.
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Leukemia and may have worked with benzene, you should consider contacting an attorney to evaluate your legal rights to compensation
