# Blood cancer (unspecified type)

- Category: chronic
- Review status: reviewed (every claim checked against a document named on this page)
- Sources: Febrile Neutropenia - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf (NBK541102) - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK541102/ · ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class BD25 - condition scope only, no dose · No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
- Verified date: 2026-08

## Verified against

- No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care

## Treatment metadata

- No drug therapy in primary care (Referral & Advice)

## Complete treatment card

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BLOOD CANCER (UNSPECIFIED TYPE)
Sources: Febrile Neutropenia - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf (NBK541102) -
         https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK541102/ · ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification
         of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class BD25 - condition scope only, no dose · No dose -
         referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
Review status: REVIEWED against the source listed above  (2026-08)

1. NO DRUG THERAPY IN PRIMARY CARE (REFERRAL & ADVICE)    [1st line]
   Adult    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
   Peds     Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is
            implied.
   Source   No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
   Why      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.
   Caution  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.

Prices are indicative (dataset snapshot 2026-06); verify with the pharmacy.
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