Table 5.

Disease-related symptoms and treatment side effects reported by patients with haematological malignancies.

Disease-related symptoms	Prevalence (n = 129)	%	Treatment side effects	Prevalence (n = 129)	%
Tiredness	66	51.2	Tiredness	74	57.4
Not feeling well	28	21.7	Feeling sick	36	27.9
Breathlessness	24	18.6	Lack of energy	20	15.5
Lack of energy	21	16.3	Taste disturbance	20	15.5
Back pain	18	14.0	Nausea	17	13.2
Weight loss	16	12.4	Breathlessness	16	12.4
Body ache	15	11.6	Diarrhoea	16	12.4
Night Sweats	15	11.6	Hair Loss	15	11.6
No symptoms	13	10.1	Bowel problems	13	10.1
Coughing	10	7.8	Body ache	12	9.3
Chest pain	9	7.0	Raised body temperature	12	9.3
Feeling lethargic	9	7.0	Weight gain	11	8.5
Lump on the neck	9	7.0	Chest pain	10	7.8
Abdominal pain	8	6.2	Headache	9	7.0
Itching	8	6.2	Loss of appetite	9	7.0
Bone ache	7	5.4	Weight loss	9	7.0
Cold	7	5.4	Constipation	8	6.2
Difficulty in walking	7	5.4	Fatigue	7	5.4
Lumps on skin	7	5.4	Vomiting	7	5.4