Telegraph.co.uk | Dementia death toll may be worse than cancer Telegraph.co.uk "Alzheimer's disease and other dementias are under-reported on death certificates and medical records," said study author Bryan D. James, PhD, of Rush University Medical Centre in Chicago. "Death certificates often list the immediate cause of death ... Alzheimer's may kill as many people as heart disease, cancer: Study Alzheimer's deaths much more common than realized: study Deaths from Alzheimer's disease may be vastly underreported |