Elderly patients need more care
By Lucy Burton - 19/12/2011
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Cigarettes, diet, alcohol and obesity behind more than 100,000 cancers
More than 100,000 cancers – equivalent to one third of all those diagnosed in the UK each year – are being caused by smoking, unhealthy diets, alcohol and excess weight, according to new research by Cancer Research UK.
Research reveals inadequate support for older patients and their families
“Growth Negligence” is a survey of 254 older people’s experiences of cancer, as patients, family members and carers.
Older people commented freely on all aspects of the cancer pathways, giving their suggestions for improvements, reasons for survival and examples of unmet needs, especially at the end of life.
This project was commissioned by Macmillan Cancer Support.
Dementia now top public health fear
Insufficient care placing hundreds of thousands of people with dementia at risk
Quarter of a million people with dementia are being let down by care and support that fails to meet their needs an Alzheimer’s Society report found today (Tuesday 25 January 2011).
Government urged to invest more in dementia research
The Alzheimer’s Research Trust, the UK’s leading research charity, has welcomed a Government commitment to prioritise dementia research, but is urging ministers to invest more.
Thousands celebrate UK Older People's Day
More than 2,500 events will take place around the country on Friday [1st October] to mark UK Older People’s Day.The celebrations are being held to recognise the important contribution that older people make to society and will coincide with the UN International Day of Older Persons.
Time to face the challenge of care
The nation is facing a crisis in care with a ‘black hole’ looming in Government financial support for the system.
The steps YOU can take to help ward off dementia
Eliminating diabetes and depression, as well as increasing education and fruit and vegetable consumption, are likely to have the biggest impact on reducing levels of dementia in the coming years, should no effective treatment be found, concludes a study published on bmj.com today (6th August).
Government prioritises dementia research
The new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition has outlined its Programme for Government, promising to “prioritise dementia research within the health research and development budget”. In response, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, the Alzheimer’s Research Trust, has praised the “groundbreaking” programme for offering “hope to the 820,000 people in the UK who live with this devastating set of diseases”.
New figures reveal ‘healthcare lottery’ facing men with prostate cancer
A man’s chances of dying from prostate cancer – the most common cancer in men – vary according to his postcode, new figures revealed by The Prostate Cancer Charity show.
National Dementia Strategy – ‘far slower than hoped and geographically patchy’
March saw the report by the Committee of Public Accounts on how well (or otherwise) the National Dementia Strategy is working in the UK.
Readers may remember that this was published in February 2009 and was intended to ensure that dementia services across the country were improved overall and brought up to new, agreed standards.
Alzheimer's support campaign aims to cut down the 43 weeks it takes potential sufferers make a doctor’s appointment
A new campaign, entitled 'Memory Problems?', has been launched by ex GMTV presenter, Fiona Phillips today to help people recognise the early signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and distinguish these from the normal changes that occur with ageing.
Call for increase in dementia research
In December, we led Mature Times with criticism of reduced Government spending on Alzheimer’s research. In January, the Government replied to those comments. Here, Rebecca Wood, Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Research Trust, explains why - while welcoming some Government initiatives - she still feels the issue is not receiving the priority it deserves.
Greater purpose in life associated with reduced Alzheimer's risk – Alzheimer’s Research Trust comment
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center in the US have found that people who report having greater purpose in their lives appear less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. Their findings are published in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, a JAMA/ Archives journal.
Here Rebecca Wood, Chief Executive of the Alzheimer’s Research Trust, responds to the findings.
