Anemia – part II

During anemia Sugury patients,accident victims, people with bleeding ulcer or certain cancers, or those with chronic or repeated bleeding such as nose bleeding often have iron deficiency anemia. In fact, a blood test that shows iron deficiency often prompts a physician to investigate the possibility of Collen cancer Women with heavy menstrual periods, especially adolescents are at the risk as are young children, chronic dieters, female athletes, distance runners or people on very restricted vegetarian diets. Pregnant women are predisposed to anemia because of the demands of the growing baby and placenta. Hemolytic anemia occurs when red blood cells are destroyed more rapidly than normal. The cause may be hereditary or one of a variety of diseases, including leukemia and other cancers, abnormal spleen function, autoimmune disorders and severe hypertension.