Haematological Cancers: Guidelines for Urgent Referral

  • Blood count/film reported as suggestive of acute leukaemia or chronic myeloid leukaemia.
  • Lymphadenopathy (> 1 cm) persisting for 6 weeks.
  • Hepatosplenomegaly
  • Bone pain associated with anaemia and a raised ESR (or plasma viscosity).
  • Bone x-rays reported as being suggestive of myeloma.
  • Constellation of 3 or more of the following symptoms:
    • Fatigue,
    • night sweats,
    • weight loss,
    • itching,
    • breathlessness,
    • bruising,
    • recurrent infections,
    • bone pain.

 

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