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IT incident update – 28 March 2024

Following the IT outage we suffered yesterday (Wednesday 27 March), the majority of our systems have now been restored overnight.

The Christie Hotline (0161 446 3658) and switchboard (0161 446 3000) are working so patients can contact us as normal in this way.

We will continue to post information on the Trust website and social media channels with any further updates as necessary.

If you are attending for an appointment today, please bring with you information about your treatment, past medical history and medications which will help our staff should any systems still be slow. We apologise for any delays that this incident may cause to your care and treatment.

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Blood cancers

There isn’t just one type of cancer of the blood – there are many different blood cancers. Leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma are some of the main cancers of the blood.

Blood cancers are cancers that develop in the blood. This can affect the production of blood cells and also how they work.

As white blood cells fight infection in the body, blood cancers can affect the immune system.

There are several different types of blood cancer. The main blood cancers are:

  • leukaemia, which affects white blood cells. There are four main types of leukaemia:
    • chronic myeloid (CML)
    • acute myeloid (AML)
    • chronic lymphocytic (CLL)
    • acute lymphoblastic (ALL)
  • lymphoma, a cancer of lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. There are two main types of lymphoma:
  • Myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells in bone marrow

At The Christie, the Haematology and transplant unit and Lymphoma team treat different types of blood cancer.

Last updated: March 2023