Five Liters of Red: What You Need to Know About Blood, Its Diseases, and Treatment

Hematologist-oncologist Mikhail Fominykh explains in an accessible way the anatomy and physiology of blood and hematopoietic organs, the most commonly encountered syndromes and diseases of the blood system, methods of diagnosis and treatment, contemporary theories of carcinogenesis, the causes of cancer development, and debunks common myths about blood and its diseases. This book contains important information that will help you communicate more consciously and confidently with doctors; however, its aim is not only to share possibilities for the diagnosis and treatment of hematological diseases but also to expand our understanding of blood—a vital and extraordinarily interesting liquid tissue of the body.