Alzheimer's: the disease will skyrocket
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In about the time it takes you to read through a few articles in this newspaper, one more Canadian will have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia.
It's a scary figure - one person for every five minutes - and it's about to get even scarier.The Alzheimer Society of Canada kicked off January as Alzheimer Awareness Month with a report that predicts the number of people affected by the disease will skyrocket over the next 30 years, and related costs will increase ten-fold.
The report - entitled Rising Tide: The Impact of Dementia on Canadian Society - says there were 103,700 new cases of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias across Canada in 2008.
By 2038 - as a large numbers of baby boomers reach the prime age for the onset of dementia - the report predicts Canada will be dealing with 257,800 new cases per year... To get more: http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2269909
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