Five Litres of Red. What You Need to Know about Blood, Blood Diseases and Treatment

Haematologist and oncologist Mikhail Fominykh explains in accessible language the anatomy and physiology of the blood and blood forming organs, the most common syndromes and diseases of the blood system, methods of diagnosis and treatment, the modern theory of carcinogenesis, the causes of cancer and dispels common myths about blood and blood diseases. This book contains important information that will help you to communicate with doctors in a more informed and confident way, but its aim is not only to explain possibilities of diagnostic tools and treatment of haematological diseases, but also to expand our knowledge of blood, a vital and extraordinarily interesting liquid body tissue.