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Dementia care costs more than treating heart disease or cancer - chairman - 04-03-2013
The financial toll of caring for Americans with dementia adds up to at least $159 billion a year, making it more expensive than treatments for patients with heart disease or cancer, according to a new report in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Re: Dementia care costs more than treating heart disease or cancer - ketchim - 04-04-2013
It is a real labour intensive care giving process...