What you need to know about Pernicious Anaemia and Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Description Contents 1: Blood, anaemia, pernicious anaemia and vitamin B12 deficiency; 2: Causes of vitamin B12 deficiency; 3: Problems in diagnosing vitamin B12 deficiency; 4: Problems in diagnosing pernicious anaemia; 5: Problems with the treatment of pernicious anaemia; 6: Pernicious anaemia, cancer, neurology and psychiatry (including screening for B12 deficiency); 7: Living with pernicious anaemia; 8: Current trends and future developments. Appendices: Martyn’s story; Symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency; Tests for full blood count; Solicitors briefed on pernicious anaemia; Deaths from pernicious anaemia. About the Author Martyn Hooper founded the Pernicious Anaemia Society to provide a forum for sufferers from the condition, having battled with the effects of vitamin B-12 deficiency for many years without a diagnosis. He found he had tapped into a massive hidden problem and has been campaigning for better diagnosis, treatment and recognition of the condition ever since. To write this latest book he has drawn on the experience of the Society’s 7000 members together with classic and current research findings, responses to his earlier. Please follow and like us: Product Details Author Martyn Hooper Publication Date Oct-15 Format(s) 216 x 138 mm Paperback, ebook About the authorMartyn Hooper founded the Pernicious Anaemia Society after being forced to give up full time work as a lecturer in Further Education owing to the long term effects of undiagnosed pernicious anaemia and vitamin B12 deficiency. He now runs the Society full time, and campaigns for improvements in diagnosis and treatment of these conditions. Please follow and like us: