Benzene exposure causes Leukemia

Benzene exposure causes Leukemia

If 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)

What is Benzene?

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.

What jobs are most at risk?

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.

Legal rights to compensation

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