What are blood cancer symptoms?

What are blood cancer symptoms?

Blood cancer symptoms vary based on blood cancer type, but there some symptoms all three have in common:

• Fatigue: This is feeling so tired you can’t manage your daily activities. You may also feel weak.
• Persistent fever: A fever is a sign your body is fighting infection or responding to abnormal cancer cells.
• Drenching night sweats: This is sweating that comes on suddenly while you’re sleeping, disturbing your sleep and drenching your bedding and clothes.
• Unusual bleeding or bruising: Everyone has bumps, bruises and injuries that make us bleed. Unusual bleeding or bruising is bleeding that doesn’t stop and bruises that don’t heal after two weeks.
• Unexpected or unexplained weight loss: Unexpected weight loss of 10 pounds over a six- to 12-month period is considered unexplained weight loss.
• Frequent infections: Frequent infections may be a sign something is affecting your immune system.
• Swollen lymph nodes or an enlarged liver or spleen: These symptoms may be signs of leukemia or lymphoma.
• Bone pain: Myeloma and leukemia may cause bone pain or tender spots on your bones.

Many blood cancer symptoms are similar to other less serious illnesses’ symptoms. Having any of these symptoms doesn’t mean you have blood cancer. But you should contact your healthcare provider when you notice symptoms or changes in your body that last more than a few weeks.