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Preventing Leukemia Leukemia is a disease that can be transmitted through genes. It is very hard to prevent leukemia from happening, Nevertheless, if leukemia does not run in your genes, there is still a chance of contracting it. Therefore, one should have:
 * Less exposure to high or repeated doses of radiation
 * Less exposure to chemicals such as benzene in gasoline



For example, Marie Curie, the discoverer of radium, died of leukemia because of very close contact with radium in unprotected circumstances. Her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie also died of leukemia as she continued her mother's work.

Here is a video about the Leukemia and Lymphoma society dedicated to funding blood cancer research and finding more ways to prevent leukemia from spreading: media type="custom" key="3638179" If the video does not work, go to the URL: [|www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvwuAaqATvM]

Quiz Question: List three ways of how one can contract leukemia.
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