Sunday, April 3, 2011

Blood Cancer Symptoms

Blood cancer is a severe cancer.The signs and symptoms of Blood cancer includes the following:

Fatigue
Fatigue is a term common use for an abnormal condition in which a person feels tiredness,listlessness , exhaustion, weakness and low spirit.Fatigue is a common symptom blood cancer.Fatigue can be present in any age or population but it is most common in the elders and in persons with chronic diseases.Fatigue can be the aftermath of a wide variety of  diseases or illness.

MalaiseIn this condition the person experiences discomfort or irritation.Mailaise can be explained as a feeling having not sufficient enough to usual action.

BreathlessnessThis condition is also known as shortness of breath.This condition is a probably life warning condition.It can point out a large number of severe causes like heart attack ,pulmonary embolism and  pneumonia.Breathlessness also causes pain in chest.

WeaknessWeakness may associates to muscular instability of a body area or entire body instability .Fatigue, drowsiness, prostration, syncope (fainting), or malaise,over-exertion, stressful lifestyle,virus, fever,anxiety,blood loss,internal bleeding,heart attack,panic attack,viral hepatitis are common causes of weakness.

Gum bleedingThis refers to abnormal bleeding from the gums.This may be occur commonly due to nutritional deficiencies or blood dyscrasias.Aplasticanemia,ehlers-Danlos syndrome,gingivitis,hemophilia,hereditary henmorrhagic telangiectasia

leukemia,peridontal disease,polycythemia vera,thrombocytopenia,thrombocytopenic purpura,vitamin K deficiency are common causes of gum bleeding.

Sweating in nightsThis condition is also known as cold sweat.Over-heating during sleep,spicy foods before bedtime,hot drinks before bedtime,hot weather,hot bedroom,too many blankets,exercising before bedtime are the causes of sweating in nights.

Weight lossWeight loss can occur due to various conditions like undereating, eating disorders, to severe metabolic conditions including diabetes.Poor diet,increase in exercise or exertion,dieting,starvation,neglect,anxiety,aging are the common causes of weight loss.

AnorexiaThis condition is also known as loss of appetite for food.Malignancy,gastrointestinal disorders,hyperthyroidism,chronic heart or lung disease,uncontrolled diabetes,intestinal ischaemia,dysphagia,depression are common causes of anorexia.

Abdominal painIt is any type of pain or discomfort that exists in any area from the lower chest to the groin.Abdominal pain can occur in any age or population.

Bone painIn this condition victim suffers from bone pain.This pain badly affects the bones.Bone injury,fracture,arthritis,osteoarthritis,rheumatoid arthritis,ankylosing spondylitis,osteoporosis,bone cancer are the causes of bone pain.

Back pain
In this condition victim suffers from Pain in the back region.There are different types of back pain like:
  • Sciatica (a particular type of back pain).
  • Coccydynia ( it is a pain of the tailbone).
  • Lower back pain
  • Middle back pain
  • Upper back pain
Bone fractures from minimal traumaThis condition refers as breakage of bones from minimal trauma.

Decreased urinationDecreased urination is also a symptom of blood cancer.

Visual disturbanceThis condition affects the vision.

Fluid retentionThis is a condition in which a victim retains fluid which causes oedema.Thyroid condition,heart failure,kidney failure,liver condition,certain medications,filariasis,protein deficiency,congestive cardiac failure,cardiomyopathy,severe anaemia are causes of fluid retension.

HeadacheThe probable causes of a headache ranges from harmless common headache or common cold to fatal conditions like meningitis or even the unlikely existence of a brain tumor.This is also one of the symptom of blood cancer.

DeliriumThe person in this condition has rational consciousness.There is no ability to carry on a conversation in any consistent manner.

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