15 Symptoms of Leukemia

6. Bone and joint pain

Bone and joint pain usually develops because the bone marrow has become overcrowded, filled with cancer cells. Joint pain and swelling typically occur several weeks after the first experiences of pain. Typically, pain affects large joints such as the hips and shoulders and the long bones of the arm and legs, as well as the ribs. Common pain-relieving treatments might provide temporary relief, but the aches will return.