Why Early Symptoms of Blood Cancer Are Easy to Miss: Warning Signs Revealed in Ahn Sung-ki's Relapse

Recently, news of actor Ahn Sung-ki's relapse into blood cancer was reported.
Many people are becoming interested in what exactly blood cancer is and what symptoms it presents.

 

 

Blood cancer rarely shows symptoms in the early stages.
Because it starts with very familiar symptoms like cold, fatigue, and anemia.
It's easy to dismiss it as 'just being tired.'

 

However, since the treatment process and prognosis (survival rate) vary greatly depending on whether it is detected early or not,
It's really important to know the early signs.

 

 

✅What is blood cancer?

Blood cancer is a general term for malignant tumors that occur in the blood, bone marrow, and lymph nodes.

The three representative types are as follows:

 

type	characteristic
leukemia	Rapid increase in abnormal white blood cells → disruption of normal blood function
Lymphoma blood cancer	Lymphocytes transform into cancer cells, damaging the lymph nodes and immune system.
multiple myeloma	Excessive proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow → bone weakness and pain

In particular, the number of patients with lymphoma blood cancer has been increasing recently. 🥲

 

 

⚠️Early symptoms of blood cancer — often confused with colds and fatigue

The next signal is If it lasts more than two weeks, it may be an early symptom of blood cancer.

 

Blood cancer symptoms	explanation
Fatigue without reason	No matter how much I rest, I still feel tired
Pale skin and decreased color under the eyes	Associated with red blood cell reduction
Bruises easily / Gets nosebleeds often	Increased bleeding tendency due to thrombocytopenia
Night sweats (wetting your pajamas with sweat at night)	Abnormal body temperature regulation → common signs
Weight loss / decreased appetite	Lose weight without any special diet
Frequent fever	Weakened immune function, repeated infections
Lymph nodes are firm to the touch and enlarged without pain.	Especially common in lymphoma
red spots on the skin	May also appear as blood clotting abnormalities

※ In particular, the most common first sign is that you feel tired for no reason and bruise easily.

 

 

 

 

Causes of blood cancer

The exact cause has not yet been clearly identified, but
The following factors are known to increase risk:

 

• genetic factors
• Smoking/drinking
• Radiation exposure
• Long-term exposure to chemicals (factories/painting/petrochemical industries, etc.)
• Overwork, chronic stress → weakened immune function
• Viral infections (EBV, etc.)

 

People who have chronic overtime work, lack of sleep, and stress,
If you feel very tired, it would be a good idea to check it out.

 

 

🧪How do I get tested for blood cancer?

Blood test (CBC)
→ Check white blood cell/red blood cell/platelet count

 

bone marrow examination
→ Most important for confirmation

 

PET-CT
→ Check the progress of the weapon and the whole body

 

The test itself doesn't take long.
You can try this when you feel like “I’m just unusually tired these days.”

 

 

💉Blood Cancer Treatment & Cure Possibility

Because blood cancer occurs simultaneously throughout the body rather than metastasizing,
It's a different approach from other cancers.

 

Treatment is mainly

Chemotherapy → Radiation → Targeted Therapy → Immunotherapy The back is merged.

Recently, with the introduction of immunotherapy, The prognosis is rapidly improving.

 

 

Rethinking through actor Ahn Sung-ki's recent activities

Actor Ahn Sung-ki
Blood cancer diagnosis in 2019 → cure → relapse process You are experiencing
Recently, with the will to recover health
He said, "I'll greet you again through a movie." 🥲

 

 

Many people heard this news

I looked back and thought, “Maybe I was taking my body too lightly.”

 

 

🔍 Summary

• Blood cancer has very common early symptoms, making it easy to miss.
• If fatigue + bruising + weight loss + night sweats persist, be sure to get checked.
• High cure rate if detected early.
• It's important not to ignore your body's signals out of habit.

 

 

 

 

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