num_pages: 176
description: Since this book was first published in 1989, thousands of families around the world have found it to be a valuable resource. More than just the personal account of a family who have suffered through the ravages of this terrible disease, it has been a source of information, encouragement and enlightenment to many. Included is "IRON the other side of the story!" which was the first "layperson's" reference to the genetic disorder that, if untreated, can lead to a destructive overload of iron in the body; far too often with fatal results. Recommended by physicians and clinics in Canada and further afield, The Bronze Killer earned high praise for the author in her 1991 citation for the Canada Volunteer Medal of Honour and Certificate of Honour, which read in part: "Through Marie's research and most noted book, The Bronze Killer, she has educated doctors and the general public about the disease. As a result, Hemochromatosis is now recognised as Canada's most common genetic disorder and routine blood tests for the disease may soon become standard diagnostic procedure." About The AuthorMarie, who, before writing her books on hemochromatosis, was already the author of fourteen published novels, is the founder and President Emeritus of both the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society and the Haemochromatosis Society of South Africa. She is also the founder of the International Association of Haemochromatosis Societies of which she was, for many years, the President. As such, she has assisted in the establishment of affiliated societies in several countries.
language: English
title: The Bronze Killer : New Edition
titlecomplete: The Bronze Killer : New Edition
ratings_count: 5
publisher: DROMEDARIS BOOKS