Acute Myelogenous leukemia (AML)
 Research has shown Benzene to cause cancer and central nervous system toxicity. It is classified as a “Category A” human carcinogen under the EPA Risk Assessment Guidelines of 1986. Studies have linked Benzene exposure to certain forms of leukemia, a malignant disease that affects the blood and bone marrow. The four major types of leukemia to which it is causally related are:
Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)
Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML),
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
Symptoms of the disease are very similar to the flu and include:
- Fatigue
- Malaise
- Abnormal bleeding
- Excessive bruising
- Weakness
- Weight loss
- Bone or joint pain
- Infection and fever
- Abdominal pain or "fullness"
- Enlarged spleen, lymph nodes and liver
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