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Book SynopsisAnaemia, or lack of red blood cells, is common, and can be a symptom of a serious underlying disorder. It has a number of causes, and this book stresses that it's vital to find and treat these, rather than simply prescribing iron tablets. Iron tablets do have their place in treatment, but this is rarely the full answer and priority must be given to discovering the underlying cause.
Table of ContentsTopics include: excess blood loss due to menstruation and pregnancy other blood loss, including, coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and benign and malignant tumours in the bowel alcohol-related anaemias pernicious anaemia sickle-cell anaemia and thalassaemia anaemia in later life less common forms of anaemia, ranging from bone marrow cancers to rare inherited diseases
