Blood Disorders and Solid Tumours: Expert explains how non-blood cancers disrupt the body's lifeline

Blood Disorders and Solid Tumours: Expert explains how non-blood cancers disrupt the body's lifeline

Blood is the most vital component of the circulatory system in the human body. In the era of growing recognition of blood and solid malignancies, it is important to understand the common presentations and manifestations of blood disorders associated therein. It can manifest with as common symptoms as anaemia to as serious conditions as septic shock. To begin with, most malignancies are associated with a drop in haemoglobin, which we call 'anaemi…

Swansea father saves son battling rare blood disorder.

The Swansea family hopes sharing their story for National Blood Donor Week (9 to 15 June 2025) will encourage more people to consider helping patients in need by donating blood or stem cells with the Welsh Blood Service. After spending his early years in and out of hospital, Jasper was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder, Activated PI3K Delta Syndrome (APDS); he is the only known child with this condition in Wales, and one of an estimated 35 pa…