Doctor's blood cancer warning as Mike Peters dies at the age of 66

The Alarm singer Mike Peters has tragically passed away at the age of 66 following a 30-year battle with blood cancer – and a doctor has shared some symptoms to look out for

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Mike Peters has passed away following a 30-year battle with blood cancer, and a doctor has shared some symptoms of the condition to be aware of. The Alarm singer was diagnosed with lymphoma back in 1995 and also suffered chronic lymphocytic leukaemia twice.

Welshman Peters formed his band in Rhyl, Denbighshire, in 1981, bagging a UK Top 20 slot just two years later with the song Sixty Eight Guns. Blood cancer is the UK's third most deadly form of cancer. One in 16 men and one in 22 women will receive a diagnosis with some form of blood cancer over the course of their lifetime, and an estimated 250,000 people are living with the condition across the country.

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Dr Amir Khan took to TikTok where he shared some critical advice about the condition. "I know it may feel like a scary topic, but the good news is, it's relatively rare and new treatments mean people are doing much better," he said.

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"It's always worth knowing what to look out for."

Dr Khan explained blood cancer develops when "something disrupts how your body makes blood cells." He added: "Broadly speaking there are three main types of blood cancer."

The first, leukaemia, typically involves "the abnormal production of white blood cells and starts in the bone marrow."

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Dr Khan added: "The abnormal white blood cells interfere with the body's ability to fight infections, transport oxygen, and form clots."

The second type of cancer Dr Khan covered is lymphoma. "This primarily involves white cells called lymphocytes, which grow uncontrollably and also don't die when normal lymphocytes should die.

"They can form tumours in lymph nodes and other parts of the body."

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Thirdly, Dr Khan explained how myeloma affects the body. "This affects plasma cells," he said.

"These produce antibodies to help us fight infections, but in myeloma, abnormal plasma cells multiply uncontrollably, interfering with the production of other blood cells and producing abnormal proteins, which can damage organs and tissues."

Dr Khan said doctors don't know the exact cause of blood cancer, but added it's likely down to a combination of genetic and environmental factors.

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Symptoms vary depending on what form of the disease patients have, but all three of the main types of blood cancer share some.

These, according to Dr Khan, include fatigue, persistent fever, night sweats, unusual bleeding or bruising, unexplained weight loss, frequent infection, swollen lymph nodes, enlarged liver or spleen, and unexplained bone pain.

There are many other types of blood cancer, and there are also various subtypes of leukaemia and lymphoma.

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Like any form of cancer, symptoms will vary from patient to patient. If you have any concerns, it is advisable to speak to your GP.

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