People across Wales are being urged to learn the four main symptoms of leukaemia after new research revealed that only 1% of the population could identify them. Leukaemia is a form of blood cancer that affects people of all ages and is diagnosed in more than 10,000 people in the UK every year.
Overall survival for the condition stands at just over 50%, making it one of the most deadly forms of cancer. But an early diagnosis is a key factor in effective treatment.
The research, conducted on behalf of Leukaemia UK and Leukaemia Care, also found that more than a third (34%) of respondents from Wales could not recognise any of the four most widely reported symptoms of the disease - fatigue, bruising, unusual bleeding and repeated infections.
