Silver Book Fact
A treatment that delayed the age of onset of Alzheimer’s disease by five years would reduce the proportion of Americans age 65 and older with the disease from 10% to 7% in 2020, and from 16% to 9% in 2050.
Alzheimer's Association. Changing the Trajectory of Alzheimer’s Disease: How a treatment by 2025 saves lives and dollars. Washington, D.C.: Alzheimer’s Association; 2010. http://www.alz.org/documents_custom/trajectory.pdf