Rise in Alzheimer's cases a `time bomb'

ContraCosta Times
By Melissa Evans, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 10/01/2008 10:56:37 PM PDT
Because the Asian and Latino communities are younger now than whites and blacks, the numbers of people with Alzheimer's within these ethnic groups will increase far more rapidly over the next two decades, she said.

"We are now calling for development of more culturally appropriate outreach services for these families," she said. "In many cultures this is a stigmatized subject; people don't want to talk about it."

She added that the South Bay is somewhat unique in that people tend to be diagnosed at a younger age, possibly because of a more educated population, she said.

The cost of the increase in Alzheimer's cases is staggering.

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