What Is Blood Cancer?
10. What Is the Outlook for Blood Cancer?
The outlook for blood cancer is getting better, and has improved significantly within the last 20 years. In fact, 66% of people diagnosed with leukemia, a type of blood cancer, live five years or even longer. The number climbs even higher for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (75%) and Hodgkin lymphoma (89%).
As with all cancer types, the key to the best outlook is seeking treatment early on. Though there are not yet any highly reliable early detection screenings for blood cancer, your outlook improves when you seek prompt diagnosis and treatment as soon as symptoms arise.
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