Blood cancer (Haematology)

Blood cancer is a type of cancer that affects your blood cells.

Over 40,000 people are diagnosed with a blood cancer each year in the UK, and over 250,000 people are currently living with it.

Types of blood cancer

There are different types of blood cancer, including:

• leukaemia 
• lymphoma
• myeloma
• myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)
• myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN)

To find out more about the different types of blood cancer, visit https://bloodcancer.org.uk/understanding-blood-cancer/blood-cancer-types.

To learn more about blood cancer, understanding what it is and terminology used, visit https://bloodcancer.org.uk/understanding-blood-cancer/what-is-blood-cancer.

Each blood cancer has different symptoms, treatments and prognoses.

We hold clinics specialist for patients with this condition Monday to Friday at all three of our main hospitals (Broomfield, Basildon and Southend), and also at Orsett Hospital.

Meet the team

We have a multidiciplinary team of healthcare workers that include consultants, junior doctors, clinical nurse specialists and healthcare assistants.

To get in contact with the haematology team, visit