Survey Accelerated Treatment Needed For Alzheimer s Disease
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Survey Highlights Urgent Need for Accelerated Alzheimer's Disease Treatment
As the first baby boomers celebrate their 60th birthdays, they face the challenges of aging, with Alzheimer's disease (AD) being a significant concern. A recent survey reveals that most boomers are anxious about the impact of AD on their health and quality of life. Many express frustration with government and FDA efforts to address the impending crisis.
Daniel Perry, Executive Director of the Alliance for Aging Research and Chair of the ACT-AD Coalition, emphasizes, "Boomers are clearly unprepared emotionally, psychologically, or financially for the potential of Alzheimer's."
Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s is a universally fatal disease affecting 4.5 million Americans, forcing many to leave their jobs to care for affected loved ones. As the disease progresses, severe cognitive decline, confusion, disorientation, personality changes, and death occur. By 2010, it was estimated that Alzheimer’s would affect one in 10 people over 65?"about 5.6 million Americans?"with Medicare costs soaring by 75% to $160 billion annually.
The ACT-AD Coalition is launching a campaign highlighting the urgency of the crisis and the need for swift access to promising therapies that could halt or reverse the disease.
Meryl Comer, an Emmy-winning journalist and caregiver for her husband diagnosed with AD at 58, states, "Alzheimer's is a cruel disease. No one is immune, and its toll will be staggering unless action is taken."
Key Survey Findings
- Boomers prioritize new drugs that could alter Alzheimer's trajectory, advocating for FDA priority review, and are willing to accept some risks with promising treatments.
- 90-95% of respondents would feel unprepared or find life "not worth living" if faced with AD limitations by age 70.
- 80% worry their savings won’t cover AD care costs, and 83% fear the healthcare system is unprepared for the crisis.
- Only 8% find current treatments adequate. 80% would try experimental treatments, despite health risks, to maintain quality of life. 90% believe drugs with the potential to improve AD patients' quality of life should be fast-tracked by the FDA.
- After learning about the FDA's current drug review policy, 84% think more should be done, and over 75% believe Alzheimer's should be a top priority.
These results underscore the urgent need for accelerated research and treatment options for Alzheimer’s disease to address the growing concerns of the aging boomer population.
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