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Dementia death toll may be worse than cancer
Telegraph.co.uk
“Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are under-reported on death certificates and medical records,” said study author Bryan D. James, PhD, of Rush University Medical Centre in Chicago. “Death certificates often list the immediate cause of death …
Alzheimer’s may kill as many people as heart disease, cancer: StudyCBS News
Alzheimer’s deaths much more common than realized: studyReuters
Deaths from Alzheimer’s disease may be vastly underreportedABC7Chicago.com
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Deaths from Alzheimer’s disease may be vastly underreported
ABC7Chicago.com
Millions of Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. One in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. Bryan James Ph. D., a researcher at Rush University Medical Center, examines cadaver brains of individuals who had the disease.
Deaths from Alzheimer’s more than reported, study saysUSA TODAY
Alzheimer’s Deaths May Rival Cancer, Heart Disease, Study FindsNBCNews.com
Alzheimer’s may kill as many people as heart disease, cancer: StudyCBS News
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Deaths from Alzheimer’s more than reported, study says
USA TODAY
Alzheimer’s is always lethal, but because most people think of it as a memory disease, they do not always connect the disease with death, said James, the new study’s author. He estimates that dementia cuts five to 10 years off the lifespan and is not a …
Alzheimer’s Deaths May Rival Cancer, Heart Disease, Study FindsNBCNews.com
Alzheimer’s may kill as many people as heart disease, cancer: StudyCBS News
Alzheimer’s deaths much more common than realized: studyReuters UK
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Alzheimer’s may kill as many people as heart disease, cancer: Study
CBS News
“Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are under-reported on death certificates and medical records,” study author Bryan D. James, an epidemiologist with the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center in Chicago, said in a press release. “Death certificates …
Deaths from Alzheimer’s more than reported, study saysUSA TODAY
Alzheimer’s Deaths May Rival Cancer, Heart Disease, Study FindsNBCNews.com
Alzheimer’s deaths much more common than realized: studyReuters India
Medical Daily –TIME
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Death rate from Alzheimer’s vastly underreported, study says
CTV News
For the study, more than 2,500 people aged 65 and older were tested annually for Alzheimer’s. After an average of eight years, 1,090 study participants had died, and 559 participants who did not have dementia when the study began developed Alzheimer’s.
Alzheimer’s Disease A Deadlier Threat Than Previously Thought, Study FindsHuffington Post
Alzheimer’s may kill as many people as heart disease, cancer: StudyCBS News
Alzheimer’s deaths much more common than realized: studyReuters India
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Alzheimer’s deaths much more common than realized: study
Reuters
One of the reasons it is so hard to estimate the number of deaths from Alzheimer’s is that dementia can be the underlying reason for a number of more immediate causes of death, Leverenz said. For instance, severe dementia can lead to problems …
Deaths from Alzheimer’s disease may be vastly underreportedABC7Chicago.com
Deaths from Alzheimer’s more than reported, study saysUSA TODAY
Alzheimer’s Deaths May Rival Cancer, Heart Disease, Study FindsNBCNews.com
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Alzheimer’s Might Cause Death More Than Reported
dailyRx
After the patients died, brain autopsies confirmed that about 90 percent of those who had been diagnosed with dementia had Alzheimer’s. While Alzheimer’s is diagnosed using a series of tests and by ruling out other diseases, Alzheimer’s cannot be fully …
Alzheimer’s Death Rate 5 Times Higher Than ReportedMedical Daily
Study: Alzheimer’s disease a much larger cause of death than reportedEurekAlert (press release)
Alzheimer’s deaths much more common than realized: studyThomson Reuters Foundation
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Alzheimer’s deaths much more common than realized: study
Thomson Reuters Foundation
One of the reasons it is so hard to estimate the number of deaths from Alzheimer’s is that dementia can be the underlying reason for a number of more immediate causes of death, Leverenz said. For instance, severe dementia can lead to problems …
Study: Alzheimer’s disease a much larger cause of death than reportedEurekAlert (press release)
Alzheimer’s Disease May Kill Many More in US Than Currently ReportedSeniorJournal.com
Alzheimer’s could be third leading cause of deathWOKV
Fond du Lac Reporter –jilard.com
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Alzheimer’s Death Rate 5 Times Higher Than Reported
Medical Daily
Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia that affects up to five million Americans, may be the cause of death for a far larger number of people than previously reported. The CDC estimates that about 83,494 people die from Alzheimer’s every year in …
Alzheimer’s Might Cause Death More Than ReporteddailyRx
Study: Alzheimer’s disease a much larger cause of death than reportedEurekAlert (press release)
Alzheimer’s deaths much more common than realized: studyThomson Reuters Foundation
Fond du Lac Reporter
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Prunella Scales suffering a ‘sort of mild Alzheimer’s‘
Telegraph.co.uk
West, who is already supporter of Alzheimer’s Research UK, spoke movingly as part of the programme about how 81-year-old Scales now suffers with her memory. “Pru has this … Have you cared for a relative suffering from dementia? How did you cope?
Scales battling ‘mild Alzheimer’s‘The Press, York
Gloucester Kings Theatre patron Prunella Scales diagnosed with Alzheimer’sGloucester Citizen

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