Leukemia is a malignant disease of the bone marrow and blood. It is characterized by the uncontrolled growth of blood cells. The term leukemia has a Latin derivation. Leuko means white and heme is blood. Therefore the word leukemia literally means white blood. The common types of leukemia are divided into four major categories: myelogenous and lymphocytic, which can then be divided into acute or chronic. Thus, the four major types of leukemia are acute …showed first 75 words of 1925 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1925 total…because they are so weak and in turn they no longer have a strong sense of social interaction. The “Multiple Causation Theory” is a way to classify the cause of illness into five basic categories which together explain the origin and distribution of illness. I hope that by me using this theory and it ‘s five categories, you are able to see this trend in the social epidemiology of leukemia. Multiple Causation Theory of Leukemia