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Warning issued over avoidable delays blood cancer patients face

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The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025

Patients with aggressive cancer ‘slipping through the cracks’ in NHS

There are more than 10,000 new cases diagnosed in the UK each year

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2025

Quarter of leukaemia patients face avoidable diagnosis delays, charity warns

Leukaemia UK research looked at data on 12,770 cases of chronic and acute leukaemia diagnosed between April 2015 and March 2023.

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2025

Scotland's 'miracle kid' to run Edinburgh Marathon 40 years after leukaemia shock

At first, the treatment was unsuccessful and David's parents were told to plan a funeral for the toddler after being told he only had a 20 percent chance of survival.

Edinburgh Live · Apr 7, 2023

Scotland's "miracle child" to run Edinburgh Marathon almost 40 years after leukaemia diagnosis

David Campbell, 41, was told he only had a 20 per cent chance of survival when he battled blood cancer at just two years old in 1984.

Daily Record · Apr 7, 2023

Chris Corbin’s Who’s Cooking Dinner? raises more than £260,000 for Leukaemia UK and Hospitality Action

Among those at the stoves were Francesco Mazzei, Masaki Sugisaki and Phil Howard

Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2022

Grandmother had to wait 18 months before being given devastating cancer diagnosis

Julia Jones has urged people to be aware of the symptoms after she was given the upsetting news

Wales Online · Sep 6, 2022

Man told leukaemia symptoms were just by-products of his job as an electrician

Joel was initially misdiagnosed with arthritis as doctors blamed his symptoms on his job as electrician. He was later diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Daily Mirror · Sep 5, 2022

The nine key signs of leukaemia as awareness of blood cancer described as 'non-existent'

There is also misunderstanding over who is affected by the disease

Manchester Evening News · Aug 27, 2022

9 key signs of leukaemia, as awareness is called ‘non-existent’

As a poll by leukaemia charities finds under 1% of Brits can identify symptoms of the blood cancer, these are the signs you should be aware of.

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022