It’s a well-known fact – as women get older their risk of developing breast cancer increases. A new report from the Alzheimer’s Association shows the same is evident in older women with Alzheimer’s.
The 2014 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report involved a survey of 3,102 American adults. It showed women in their 60s are, twice as likely, to develop Alzheimer’s disease than breast cancer.
Every 67 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease. Around 5 million Americans have it and approximately 3.2 million of these are women. It is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States.
There are a number of theories as to why women are more affected including longer life spans, sex-specific hormones and a specific gene variant that is more prevalent in women. None of these theories is conclusive and scientists say more research is needed on this topic.
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