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Nation + World Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 07:00 PM PDT Cancer and heart disease are bigger killers, but Alzheimer's is the most expensive malady in the U.S., costing families and society $157 billion to $215 billion a year, according to a new study that looked at this in unprecedented detail. Continue reading | | | More top news Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 06:53 PM PDT As many as 6,500 bowel cancer patients could be denied access to life-extending drugs when a cash pot to pay for them ceases to exist at the end of the year, a charity has warned. Continue reading | |
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| | Dementia costs top those for heart disease or cancer, study finds Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 06:38 PM PDT The most-detailed examination of the costs of dementia in the United States finds the disease is more costly to the nation than either heart disease or cancer. The analysis suggests that the costs of dementia could more than double by 2040 if the rate of the disease remains constant as the nation's pop... Continue reading | | |
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