Could you spot the signs of blood cancer
Symptoms you shouldn't ignore for 'the forgotten cancer' that affects 38,000 people in the UK Cancer represents a major healthcare concern, both in the UK and globally. Every two minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with a form of cancer.
However, whilst we are more aware of the warning signs of breast and bowel cancer, awareness of the early marks of blood cancer development the fifth most common cancer in the UK remain unknown.
Every 14 minutes in the UK, someone is diagnosed with blood cancer that's almost 38,000 people every year, or 104 each day. Blood cancer is an umbrella term for cancers that affect the blood, bone marrow and lymphatic system, of which there are three main groups: leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
To improve incidence and survival rates, we need i...