Calcium levels in the blood and cancer
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Last reviewed: 14 Nov 2024
Next review due: 14 Nov 2027
Read more about how cancer might affect the calcium levels in your blood and what this could mean for you.
Calcium is an important nutrient that our bodies need. Having cancer can affect the amount of calcium in the body.
A high blood calcium level is called hypercalcaemia. This usually happens in advanced cancer and is rare in people with earlier stages of cancer.
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