Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease

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Written By Leslie Lipps

  • Over 7 MILLION Americans are living with Alzheimer’s

  • 1 in 3 older adults dies  with Alzheimer’s or  another dementia

  • IT KILLS MORE THAN Breast Cancer + Prostate Cancer COMBINED

  • Between 2000 and 2022 deaths from heart disease have decreased 2.1% while deaths from Alzheimer's disease have increased 142%

  • In 2025, Alzheimer's and other dementias will cost the nation $384 BILLION. By 2050, these costs could rise to nearly $1 TRILLION

  • The lifetime risk for Alzheimer's at age 45 is 1 in 5 for women and 1 in 10 for men

  • NEARLY 12 MILLION Americans provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer's or other dementias

  • These caregivers provided more than 19 billion hours valued at nearly $413 BILLION

  • UP TO 4 IN 5 Americans feel optimistic about new Alzheimer's treatments in the next decade

  • 92% of Americans would want a medication to slow the progression of Alzheimer's following a diagnosis

Source: Alzheimer’s Association

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Leslie Lipps

I have been in the creative services and marketing industry for over 28 years and enjoy all of the different roles and services that work together to create effective branding. My career journey includes work as a marketing coordinator, graphic designer, trainer, technology support staff, customer service, professional photographer, writer, digital photographer editor, art director and entrepreneur.

https://leslielipps.com
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