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Blood cancer - The Facts
- More people under the age of 35 die from blood cancers, which include leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma, than any other cancer.
- Blood cancer is caused by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal blood cells
- Around 28,500 patients are diagnosed with a blood cancer every year
- The causes of most blood cancers are unknown
- Survival rates have improved in recent years for blood cancer patients, particularly for childhood leukaemia, thanks to better diagnosis and treatments. However, there is still much to do and more effective drugs and transplant therapies are needed to give every patient the best possible chance of survival.
- The chance of getting leukaemia increases with age – but the older you get the harder it is to cure
