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On Alzheimer's awareness month, we try to speak of the unspoken.
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Every 3 seconds, 1 person in the world develops dementia.
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Alzheimer’s kills more people than breast cancer and prostate cancer put together.
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Alzheimer’s has been declared as the 7th leading cause of death worldwide.
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Alzheimer’s is also the only disease amongst the top 10 causes of death worldwide that cannot be prevented or cured.
In spite of all this, Alzheimer’s remains as one of the most ignored and neglected conditions.
What understanding do we have about dementia and Alzheimer’s? Are they the same
condition? Can they be used interchangeably? The answer is No. Dementia is an umbrella term
for decline in cognitive abilities that includes memory loss and thinking abilities. It is a clinical
syndrome caused by variety of diseases. The cause of brain cell death and/or its location in the
brain de
