Myeloma mostly affects people over the age of 65, with symptoms including persistent bone pain tiredness, shortness of breath and repeated infections.
Better awareness among GPs of the “vague” symptoms of a type of blood cancer could extend the lives of hundreds of people every year, according to a charity.It mostly affects people over the age of 65, with symptoms including persistent bone pain, particularly in the spine, hips and chest, as well as tiredness, shortness of breath, repeated infections and anaemia.
“With that timeframe, patient symptoms are going to get worse, more of them are going to get diagnosed via an emergency route as well, rather than through a GP, and we know that that also leads to poorer outcomes.” The charity estimates around 24,000 people are affected by myeloma in the UK, with an estimated 5,900 new diagnoses each year.“The symptoms are very common, but they’re very vague as well, which means it is quite tricky for GPs to diagnose. But relative to the symptoms that patients exhibit, it’s a relatively rare form.
One patient, Mark Scott, shared his experience with delayed diagnosis with delegates at the conference.
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