Dilemma of Ever Earlier Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
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Dilemma of Ever Earlier Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease


Gina Kolata has written a fine piece inThe New York Times:

Early Tests for Alzheimer’s Pose Diagnosis Dilemma
By GINA KOLATA
The New York Times
Published: December 17, 2010

"Since there is no treatment, doctors wonder if they should tell people, years earlier, that they have the disease, or a good chance of getting it."

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