Signs and Symptoms - Written by admin on Monday, August 17, 2009 12:36 - 13 Comments
Blood Cancer Symptoms
Blood cancer is a generalized term for malignancy which attacks the blood, bone marrow, or lymphatic system. There are three kinds of blood cancer: leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma.
Leukemia is malignancy of cells in the blood. Lymphoma refers to malignant tumors of the lymph system. Myeloma is malignancy of plasma cells. Plasma cells are the cells in bone marrow that produce antibodies. Collectively they are called Hematological malignancies.
Some of the common blood cancer symptoms:
- Weakness, Fatigue, Malaise and Breathlessness
- Minimal body strain results inbone fractures
- Excessive or easy bruising
- Bleeding gums or frequent nose bleeds
- Recurrent infections or fever
- Excessive sweating of body during night
- Weight loss
- Frequent vomiting sensations
- Anorexia
- Lymph node (gland) enlargement
- Lumps or abdominal distension due to enlarged abdominal organs
- Abdominal pain, Bone pain and Back pain
- Delirium and confusion
- Abnormal bleeding in gums nose and cuts, which will result in platelet reduction
- Headaches with occurrence of visual difficulties
- Occurrence of fine rashes on dark spots
- Decreased urination and difficulty while urinating
Some of the specific leukemia blood cancer symptoms are anemia, recurrent infections, bone and joint pain, abdominal distress and difficult in breathing or dyspnea.
In case of lymphomas blood cancer the symptoms depend on location of cancer, where it has spread, and the size of the tumor. It begins with swelling in the neck, underarm, or groin.
The first sign of multiple myeloma is bone pain due to bony destruction by plasma cells. Some of the prominent symptoms include bleeding gums, nose bleeds and easy bruising. Unexplained bone fractures, kidney failure, persistent infections and weight loss are other signs of the disease.
Incidences of Blood Cancer Types Each Year:
| S.No. | Blood Cancer Type | Percentage Per One Lac of Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leukemia | |
| 2. | Myeloma | |
| 3. | Lymphoma | |
Latest Statistical Facts about Blood Cancer in United States:
- Symptoms of blood cancer are confirmed using the Diagnostic test – Biopsy.
- After every 4 minutes, an individual from America is diagnosed with blood cancer by such tests.
- Every 10 minutes, this disease takes the life of an individual.
- It means 146 people die every day because of this disease.
- Approximately 1,39,860 people are going to be diagnosed with all the three types of blood cancer in the year 2009.
- These people constitute 9.5% of the total number of new cancer cases ( 1,479, 350 ) diagnosed in the whole country.
- 53,240 people out of the 1,39,860 diagnosed, are estimated to lose their lives this year owing to this dreadful disease.
- The total cancer deaths estimated in the year 2009 are 5,62,340.
- Blood cancer deaths will comprise 9.5% of these deaths.
- Leukemia is the most common type of blood cancer in children affecting the age group of 0-19 years.
- It comprises 31% of cancers affecting the children in United States.
- 2,655 children within the mentioned age group, are estimated to be diagnosed with this disease in 2009.
- The symptoms of blood cancer remain latent and dangerously make the disease apparent in its last stages.
Does Cancer cause Blood Clots ?
Research studies conducted at the University of L’Aquila, Italy suggest that children suffering from Leukemia are at high risks of facing Thrombosis while they are provided the cancer treatment. Thrombosis is the technical name given to clotting of blood in the deep veins of the body. In the research, 1,752 children suffering from this dreadful disease were considered. In 5.2% of these children, the study found the complication of blood clotting. The researchers however were successful in finding out the therapies and medical procedures for addressing the risk of blood clotting.
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Mahendran
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Dear Mahendra
Iam very sorry to know the condition of your fiance. See.. this website is intended for information and should not be taken as standard for diagnosis and treatment. I deeply apologize that as a ‘Content Developer’ for the website, I cannot give you information that is the copyright of qualified medical professionals. If I do that it will be injustice and big offense. So I request you to take your dear one to bona fied health professional before it is too late. I pray for her well being.
Sincerely
Admin,
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Marwa
My husbands blood is getting oily n he has coughing and also during cough he is vometing blood doctor say that he has blood cancer what kind of cancer is this?
Hi i am anand . . Now my mother is suffer by blood cancer (leukemia) ..now she having continues vomiting problem and she lost her weight completly . . Could u tell what is the symptoms of final stage
jannett
hi,,i have boyfriend.he is a doctor surgent..he didnt know he has cancer of the blood..only he knows when he got receve his blood result..it very sad.becouse he didnt know ..he dont feel any symtoms of cancer.thankz
uditha
i’m uditha.my girl friend is suffuring frm a blood cancer.can any body tell me whether it can be healed or is there any tratment for this?she’s still 18years old..plz,send me some advice,
email:uditha42@aol.com
melissa
my mom has some type of blood cancer and she recently had an “accident ” . One arm is regular size and the other one is very skinny and i guess she has some kind of rock in her stomache or kidneys but they say she needs surgery.if you know anything that might help me i would truly appreciate it
im only 17 and my mom hasnt even told me she has cancer..my sister did.
well my email is roqstar77@yahoo.com
i really need some help…some answers
plz write me if you have any information
TAnia
hello, i just found out that my friend passed from blood cancer. she was in the hospital for 6 days while the doctors ran test and just said her results were confusing. the they found her kidneys failing and waited to do a biopsy until all the doctors were back on monday from their thanksgiving vacation. i just read these symptoms and she had alot of these symptoms leading up to her death. she went to the doctor before going to the emergency room and the doctor just told her she had pnemonia and sent her back to work. all this time she was dying. please if you have symptoms of any kind dont put them off ever and dont let the doctors push you to believing you are crazy or being a burden to them that is their job. my friend was a healthy 31 year old woman. dont let them push things off because of age or “you dont look like the type”. she was right there in the hospital while they ran test after test.
alyssa
dear this site ,
Im freaked out , i think i have these symptoms. I dont know how tell anyone though , and im incredibly scared
khusie
dear whoever can help and is reading this, one of my very close friends just found out that they have blood cancer. He threw up blood the first time ever about an year ago and than 4 months ago from now and as well as 1 month ago. Just today he threw up blood again. He says he feels like there is something burning inside his stomach and he sweats alot during this time. The dr. said it can be cured but has a 10% chance of being stopped from spreading…..i continue to have hope for him, however he does not. although the doctors have not yet told him how long he has to live, he thinks it will be about 4 years maximum. I really need help on finding out what type it is and how it can be cured.
thank you so much,
Emma
hi,
I just found out a very close friend of mine has one of these cancers. She is only 12 or 13 and I am worried for her. is there any cure oh please please tell me there is.
thank you
Balvinder
Hi all,
my father had blood cancer and hes now no longer among us.He had similar symptoms mentioned above, eg frequent nose bleeding, abdomen swelling, kidney problems, skinny, .The doctors said that he was in the 4th stage and there were no chances of survival.in the last week he started vomiting blood wasnt able to get up properly, wasnt eating well.and one day he just passed away.I wish there could be some way this dreadful disease can be permanently cured.
Emma you can consult with the docs, chemotherapy is one of the cures that they recommend but its very painful, loss of hair, nails get all black, its a terrible cure but thats all thats there even with todays technology .Hope that your friend gets well soon.
thanks..
gautami
i want 2 know whether in blood cancer a person has high fever (104) and wbc=1000.pl send the reply
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hi, im mahendran from Malaysia. i’m going to get married soon and just recently my fiance is diagnosed with blood cancer. There are several symptoms which indicates her blood cancer. But then, sometimes its hard to believe that she is having blood cancer because of her daily activities. She looks quite energetic, doing all the house chores, and playing around happily. But, at nights sometimes she have to be in oxygen tubing and feel too weak. Even her menstruation last for about 20 days!!. Her fingernails are blackening and her hair is dropping too much. Im not sure whether she is having blood cancer or not but the doctors who diagnosed her gave her just 3 months to live. Can someone please email to me about this situation because i really need some help. my email address is below. Please, i would be hoping for a very helpful and kind info from anyone who knows about this deeply.
mahen_malaysia@yahoo.com