Blood cancer: Does your skin feel a certain way? Unusual warning sign in this sensation
Blood cancers occur when abnormal blood cells start growing out of control, interrupting the function of normal blood cells, which fight off infection and produce new blood cells. Treatment will depend on the type of blood cancer you have, your age, how fast the cancer is progressing, and whether the cancer has spread to other parts of your body. Experiencing unusual itching on the skin with no obvious cause could be an early indicator of your risk.
Itching as a first sign of blood disease or cancer is present in 10 percent to 25 percent of people who develop generalised itching without a rash.
In one study looking at almost 17,000 people, those who had generalised itching were more likely to have an underlying cancer (5.76 times more likely) than those who did not experience itching.
The cancers that were most commonly associated included liver cancer, gallbladder cancer, bile duct cancer, blood-related cancers such as lymphomas and leukaemia’s, and skin cancer.
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