Should All Seniors Be Tested for Alzheimer’s?
December 29, 2007 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
What do you think? Should all seniors be tested to see if there’s a possibility they may develop Alzheimer’s? Should this be mandatory?
According to an article, by Jeremy Olsen, at TwinCities.com, a Group of doctors argues all senior citizens should be tested for Alzheimer’s disease.
The evidence is not in, but an influential group of U.S. doctors is arguing that all senior citizens should be screened for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
According to their reasoning, due to the expected quadrupling of the number of those developing Alzheimer’s by 2030, early screening will point to those who should begin treatment and mental exercise. At present, they are encouraging all seniors 65 and older ask for memory screening by their doctors.
Are you in this group? Do you think you should request this screening? How do you feel about its becoming mandatory?
If you have a family member in this age group, will you insist they be screened?
What is your opinion about mandatory, or even strongly recommended voluntary, screening for this disease?
Will it prove helpful?
Will it be an invasion of privacy?
Is it a preventative measure like other tests we incur, like mammograms, pap smears, colonoscopies?
Then the question arises…WHAT THEN?
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