dementia
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"My husband's got dementia, so I have had a lot of background," a visibly moved actress Anna Calder-Marshall, who plays the ailing mother in the film, told a press conference.
From Barron's
Alzheimer's is the most common type of dementia and affects roughly 57 million people worldwide.
From Science Daily
The incidence of dementia among the elderly has fallen sharply in recent decades, several studies have found.
One in three people born today will develop dementia in their lifetime -- yet there is still no cure.
From Science Daily
Kemp confirmed he would feature in a storyline about dementia, which he said holds "deep personal meaning" to him due to family connections.
From BBC
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