CBS Ed Bradley died of leukemia
Doctors often can not say why one person gets cancer and another does not. However, several risk factors have been linked to leukemia, including: exposure to very high levels of radiationHuman T-cell leukemia viruses (HTLV-1), which causes a rare form of chronic leukemia
The myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood disorder that makes it more likely acute myeloid leukemia.
There are four common types of disease: acute myeloid leukemia: About 11,930 new cases expected this year in the United States, affecting adults and children.
These symptoms are not obvious signs of leukemia. Only a doctor can diagnose the disease.
Bradley has worked for CBS for 35 years and was a journalist on the magazine, CBS, 60 minutes, for 26 of those years.
Leukemia is one that begins in blood cells. Its exact cause is unknown. About Leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia: about 3,900 new cases expected this year, especially among children, but can affect adults.
Details of Parkinson’s Bradley – including the type of leukemia when he was diagnosed – were not immediately released.
Most people who have no risk factors for leukemia. Leukemia is usually in the families.
But in very rare cases may occur with chronic myeloid leukemia.
Chronic myelogenous leukemia: some 4,600 new cases estimated for that year, mainly affects adults.