Blood Cancer Awareness Month takes place in September.
Blood cancer is the fifth most common and third greatest cancer killer in the UK.
There are different types of blood cancer including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
Blood cancer symptoms include:
- Weight loss that is unexplained
- Bruising or bleeding that is unexplained
- Lumps or swellings
- Shortness of breath (breathlessness)
- Drenching night sweats
- Infections that are persistent, recurrent or severe
- Fever (38°C or above) that is unexplained
- Rash or itchy skin that is unexplained
- Pain in your bones, joints or abdomen (stomach area)
- Tiredness that doesn’t improve with rest or sleep (fatigue)
- Paleness (pallor)
Read more here:
Blood Cancer Awareness Month | Macmillan Cancer Support
Blood cancer – what is it, symptoms and treatment | Blood Cancer UK