NO DRUG THERAPY IN PRIMARY CARE (REFERRAL & ADVICE)
An umbrella category for suspected blood cancer before a specific type is known (see separate leukaemia, lymphoma, and myeloma entries); GP's role is urgent haematology/oncology referral plus symptomatic care (e.g. analgesia) while awaiting it. - Refer, with advice
Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is implied.
No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
An umbrella category for suspected blood cancer before a specific type is known (see separate leukaemia, lymphoma, and myeloma entries); GP's role is urgent haematology/oncology referral plus symptomatic care (e.g. analgesia) while awaiting it.
- No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.
- RED FLAG - Unexplained bruising or bleeding, persistent fever, night sweats or weight loss (B symptoms), marked pallor or fatigue, unexplained lymphadenopathy or bone pain, or recurrent infections.