The UK charity for Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia – a rare type of blood cancer
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What are red blood cells?

Red blood cells

A type of blood cell that carries oxygen around your body. In people with WM, healthy developing red cells can be crowded out by abnormal white blood cells, which can cause WM symptoms like anaemia

This page was last updated: March 31, 2025

With a diagnosis of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia, you may be coming across new and unfamiliar words. Look them up in our WM glossary below.