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   We're more scared of getting dementia in old age than any other disease such   
   as stroke, cancer and heart disease    
      
   By Madlen Davies for MailOnline   
   00:05 11 Feb 2015, updated 08:05 11 Feb 2015   
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   More people fear dementia than stroke or heart disease, a survey found   
   Some people say the results show people are talking about dementia   
   People worry they won't be able to afford to care for their elderly relative    
   Care for dementia sufferers can cost from about £750 to £1,400 per week    
   Dementia is our most feared disease - overtaking cancer, strokes and heart   
   disease, a survey has found.   
      
   The condition, which gradually destroys the sufferer's memory and personality,   
   is feared by a third of people aged over 55.   
      
   This compares to only a tenth who say they are afraid of suffering a stroke,   
   which is Britain's number four killer.   
      
   And only four per cent who say they are afraid of heart disease - the   
   country's number one cause of death.   
      
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   Dementia is Britain's most feared disease - overtaking cancer, strokes and   
   heart disease, a survey found. People worry they will not be able to afford   
   care for their elderly relatives and will resent them (file photo)	+5   
   Dementia is Britain's most feared disease - overtaking cancer, strokes and   
   heart disease, a survey found. People worry they will not be able to afford   
   care for their elderly relatives and will resent them (file photo)   
   However some people say these new findings are positive in that they show   
   people are now talking about dementia, which until recently has been   
   considered a taboo subject.   
      
   Dominique Kent, from The Live-In Homecare Information Hub, a coalition of 13   
   of the UK's leading home care companies said: 'For decades, dementia in all   
   its forms was the great unspoken.   
      
   'But thanks to people like author Terry Pratchett, who has been very open with   
   his personal experiences of the condition, people are far more willing to talk   
   openly about it.   
      
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   What is dementia? Alzheimer's Society explains   
   'However, while breaking the taboo is leading to more people feeling   
   comfortable about discussing dementia, it means it's overtaken cancer as the   
   biggest fear for the older age group in the UK.'   
      
   But while there is increased fear surrounding the subject, over half admitted   
   they feel more comfortable talking about the condition than they did 10 years   
   ago.   
      
   Worldwide, 35.6 million people have dementia and there are 7.7 million new   
   cases every year, according to the World Health Organisation.   
      
   The total number of people with dementia in the UK is forecast to rise to   
   940,110 by 2021 and 1,735,087 by 2051, an increase of 38 per cent over the   
   next 15 years.   
      
   Writer Terry Pratchett has been open about his experiences of dementia in   
   order to raise awareness	+5   
   Writer Terry Pratchett has been open about his experiences of dementia in   
   order to raise awareness   
   The devastation dementia wrecks upon relationships, lifestyles and family   
   finances makes it a far greater worry than any other illness.   
      
   Respondents' main concern about dementia is they fear they would resent their   
   elderly relatives or be unable to afford to care for them properly.   
      
   While people are clearly talking more about dementia, it appears they do not   
   know what to do - or where to turn - when the time comes to explore care   
   options.   
      
   According to the survey, just a third would seek advice from their GP and less   
   than a quarter would talk to any other health professional.   
      
   And while 60 per cent would discuss it with their family, 40 per cent would   
   not talk it through with the person going into care.   
      
   Care for dementia sufferers can cost from about £750 to £1,400 per week, but   
   according to the report just under two per cent of people actually spoke to a   
   financial advisor to see how they could manage the cost.    
      
   Ms Kent urges more people to consider what they might do to help their elderly   
   relatives and themselves, giving them time to research their options.   
      
   She said: 'People are clearly blundering into care.   
      
   'Our Live-in Homecare Information Hub members are noticing families are   
   leaving care planning later and later these days and are often at crisis point   
   with a parent or elderly relative before they start looking around and have no   
   time to research the    
   options properly.    
      
      
      
      
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