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Symptoms of blood cancer

September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month. Blood cancer can strike anyone at any time, and there is no known cause for blood cancer. A simple blood test could diagnose blood cancer. Speak to your doctor if you are showing any of these symptoms (usually in a cluster):

● Regular and frequent fevers, chills

● Persistent fatigue, weakness, dizzy spells

● Loss of appetite, nausea

● Headaches

● Unusual bleeding/bruising

● Unexplained weight loss

● Night sweats

● Bone/joint pain

● Abdominal discomfort

● Shortness of breath

● Frequent infections

● Itchy skin or skin rash

● Swollen lymph nodes in the neck, underarms or groin

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