Abstract

HERNANDEZ PINERO, Alexandra J  and  PERNALETE RUIZ, Martha E. OCCUPATIONAL LEUKEMIA: IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION. Comunidad y Salud [online]. 2017, vol.15, n.1, pp.86-90. ISSN 1690-3293.

The ionizing radiations have greatly contributed to social benefits of the human being. These are very useful in a variety of applications as X rays in medicine, which are valuable in the diagnosis and evaluation of intern tissue damages. Besides of that, the radiopharmaceutical is used for cancer treatment. However, it should be evaluated the risk for workers health which are usually exposed to a high percentage of these artificial ionizing. The main biological effects are related to bio quemical changes at intracellular level, which might cause a number of changes such as sterility, erythema and cancer, among others. Damages can active the mechanisms for cellular repair in order to get over it, however an accumulative damage remains. The chronic exposition al low doses can incite chromosomal alterations and because of that the risk to leukemia increases linearly with the number of ionizing radiations. This article aims to reflect on the need for the correct use of artificial ionizing radiations as well as to update prevention protocols related to occupational matter. These protocols consist of the basic procedures related to sanitary protection for workers in this area. The objective of this article is to provide alternatives for health care and therefore contribute to avoid alterations caused by ionizing expositions.

Keywords : radiation ionizing; occupational risks; leukemia; prevention.

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