Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) results from DNA damage in blood-forming stem cells in the bone marrow, but no single cause explains most cases. The median age at diagnosis is 70, and over 60% of new cases occur in people aged 65 and older.
Leukemia can travel through the blood to the lymphatic system, a part of the immune system which makes and store cells that fight infection. When leukemia spreads to small organs called lymph nodes in the chest, it can crowd the trachea, causing heart blood flow and breathing problems.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia is a type of blood cancer. It starts in the bone marrow, the soft part inside your bones where blood cells are made. AML causes the bone marrow to produce abnormal white blood cells.

College student, 22, thought she had a sinus infection. It was 1st sign of leukemia. Breeze Hunter's "Cribs" inspired TikTok went viral and connected to her with other people who had cancer.
When pregnant women are exposed to these toxicants, the result is a higher rate of infant leukemia, and I would suspect, miscarriage and infant mortality too, though this has not been investigated (see discussion below). How Does Maternal Exposure Contribute to Infant Leukemia?

Leukemia is a serious medical condition, and currently, there are no leukemia tests that a person can do at home. The only available tests involve a person giving a blood sample at a nominated laboratory. These tests may indicate symptoms typical of leukemia diagnoses.
Sarah had tumors on her neck, chest and kidneys when her parents initially agreed to chemotherapy at Akron Children's Hospital earlier this year. Her parents said the side effects were terrible, and they wanted to treat Sarah's leukemia with alternative treatments.

Leukaemia is one of the most common types of cancer occurring in childhood with around 500 cases in the UK each year. Researchers are now working on exposing animals to protective microbes in medicine form with a view to it being used in human clinical trials.