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Can mold cause someone to get leukemia?

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Dr. Michael Engel answered

Specializes in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Leukemia suggested..: By symptoms and signs: fatigue, pallor, headache, fast heart rat, bleeding, bruising, petechial rash, fever, bone pain, walk refusal or loss of milestones, cranial nerve palsies, lymphadenopathy, splenomegally, etc. While we know much about the molecular genetic events that correlate with and support leukemia, we know little (beyond radiation) as to what causes leukemia. We learn more every day.

Answered 6/10/2016

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No: There is no known connection between mold and leukemia

Answered 7/21/2018

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