Women Bear Greatest Burden of Alzheimer's Survey finds they're
more likely than men to have Alzheimer's or take care of someone
with the disease. MONDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) — Women fear
Alzheimer's disease more than any other illness except cancer,
and they are more often on the front lines of providing care for
loved ones battling the disease, new research shows. "With
statistics consistently pointing to the fact that more women are
living with Alzheimer's and caring for people with Alzheimer's,
it is clear women are disproportionately affected by this
disease," said Angela Geiger, chief strategy officer of the
Alzheimer's Association. A survey of women in France, Germany,
Spain, Poland and the United States revealed that women are at
the center of the global Alzheimer's epidemic. The multinational
research team found women in all five countries were more
concerned than men about a loved one developing the disease.
Women in all countries, the survey also found, were more likely
than men to be involved