Health Awareness
Blood Health 2021
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Coalition to raise awareness of blood disorders and blood donation
A new campaign encourages the Black community to book blood donation appointment at one of the eight sessions taking place across the country. Black people aged 17-66 are being encouraged to register to donate blood under a new blood donation campaign in memory of Evan Nathan Smith; a 21-year-old Black man who suffered a sickle...
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Lack of awareness of women’s bleeding disorders is delaying diagnosis
Women’s bleeding disorders can have a big impact physically, psychologically and financially, yet many people still don’t know that women can be affected by these genetic conditions. More women than men have a diagnosed genetic bleeding disorder – the most common for women are von Willebrand disease, mild haemophilia or factor XI deficiency. Yet a...
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Diagnosing myeloma starts with a suspicion
Myeloma patients experience some of the longest delays to diagnosis of all cancer patients, with a third of patients being diagnosed via an emergency route. Myeloma is an incurable blood cancer which, as it advances, becomes more difficult to treat and more likely to cause life-limiting complications. An early diagnosis of myeloma means patients are...
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How inequalities are hitting blood cancer care
Tackling healthcare inequalities sits at the core of helping to beat blood cancer for everybody The treatment of blood cancer, and the care of those who have it, can vary. It is a condition affected by healthcare inequalities. Ethnicity, health literacy and gender are factors, but at Blood Cancer UK, our mission is to beat...
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Keeping patients with leukaemia safe during the pandemic
As COVID-19 almost overwhelmed the capacity of our NHS, people were reluctant to bring their health issues to medical attention. However, acute leukaemia rapidly becomes hard to ignore, so our service did not see any slowdown in activity. Hardly anyone suspects they have acute leukaemia. Symptoms often include fatigue, breathlessness, fever, aching bones and lingering...
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The burden of sepsis and COVID-19
With the world’s attention on infectious illness, we highlight the plight of those affected by sepsis every year around the world and call for support for survivors. Sepsis is a life-threatening condition arising when the body’s response to an infection causes organ damage. It can be triggered by any infection, most commonly bacteria but also...
