Blood cancer is an umbrella term for cancers that affect the blood, bone marrow and lymphatic system. Unfortunately, blood cancer affects a large number of people. Every 20 minutes, someone in the UK is told they have a blood cancer. That’s 70 people a day, 25,000 people a year.
There are three main groups of blood cancer:
- Leukaemia
- Lymphoma
- Myeloma
Information on each group is below, with links to full details on each type of cancer. There is also general information on treatments for blood cancer.