Blood cancers

AML starts from young white blood cells called granulocytes or monocytes in the bone marrow. Find out about symptoms, how it is diagnosed and treated, and how to cope.

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) starts from young white blood cells called lymphocytes in the bone marrow. Find out about symptoms, tests to diagnose, treatments and how to cope.

CLL affects the white blood cells called lymphocytes. It tends to develop very slowly. Find out about the treatment you might need and much more.

CML starts in the white blood cells called granulocytes. It often develops slowly and treatment can keep it under control for many years. Find out more.

Chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML) is a rare form of blood cancer. Get information on the different types and possible symptoms.

Essential thrombocythaemia is a rare blood cancer that causes a high number of blood cells called platelets to form. These are blood cells involved in blood clotting.

Hairy cell leukaemia (HCL) is a rare type of chronic leukaemia. It develops slowly from white cells called B lymphocytes. The name is from hair-like outgrowths on the cells as seen under a microscope.

Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer of a type of white blood cell called lymphocytes. Find out more about the tests, treatments and support available if you have Hodgkin lymphoma.

Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of blood cancers. They are also called myelodysplasia or MDS for short.

Myelofibrosis is a rare blood cancer. It causes scarring of the bone marrow which can develop into acute leukaemia in some people.

Find out about the symptoms, causes, tests to diagnose and treatment for myeloma. This includes chemotherapy, targeted treatments, stem cell transplant (intensive treatment), and current research.

Myeloproliferative neoplasms are a group of rare disorders of the bone marrow that cause an increase in the number of blood cells.

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is a cancer of the lymphatic system. There are more than 60 different types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. They can behave in very different ways and need different treatments.

Polycythaemia vera (PV) is a rare blood cancer that affects the bone marrow.