Dementia is a living death for 700,000 Britons. That figure is rising sharply. Can we cope? - The Observer 17th February 2008

Dementia costs the UK £14bn a year, more than cancer, heart disease and strokes combined, and as our population ages the number of sufferers will rise. But there are constant complaints of long delays in diagnosis and a lack of proper treatment. Amelia Hill reports on an illness that ruins lives and puts a terrible burden on family and carers

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