Leukemia what is the symptoms

Symptoms of Leukemia. Types of Leukemia. Risk Factors for Leukemia. Overview Clonal Hematopoiesis CH. Leukemia Diagnosis. Treatment for Leukemia.

On this page. About leukaemia symptoms Symptoms can depend on how quickly a leukaemia also spelt leukemia develops. You can: Call the Macmillan Support Line on 00 Chat to our specialists online.

Low numbers of red blood cells Leukaemia can stop your body making red blood cells normally. If you have anaemia, you might: look pale feel very tired feel short of breath feel dizzy or lightheaded. Low numbers of white blood cells Leukaemia can stop your body making white blood cells normally.

If you have too few healthy white blood cells, you might: keep getting infections feel unwell and run down have a sore throat or mouth have a fever or high temperature. Low numbers of platelets Leukaemia can stop your body making platelet cells normally. This can cause unusual bleeding, such as: bruising without any obvious cause bleeding gums nosebleeds blood spots or rashes on the skin called petechiae heavy periods in women.

Other symptoms Other leukaemia symptoms may include: having a fever and night sweats unexplained weight loss swollen lymph nodes a tender lump in the upper left-hand side of the tummy abdomen. This is caused by an enlarged spleen aching joints and bones visual disturbances and headaches. About our information References. Print page. How we can help. If you need to talk, we'll listen. Share experiences, ask questions and talk to people who understand. Find out about support groups, where to get information and how to get involved with Macmillan where you live.

Get help. Having many infections. Feeling very tired. Pain or fullness below the ribs. Fever and infection. Weight loss for no known reason. Night sweats. Pain or a feeling of fullness below the ribs on the left side. Sometimes CML does not cause any symptoms at all.