Persuasive Essay On Alzheimer's

Many people are killed since their is no cure for Alzheimer’s due to the lack of funding provided for research. According to Kimberly Leonard, a health care reporter, $5 billion from the National Cancer Institute is given to cancer research, while $2 billion is given to HIV research which kills nearly 7,700 Americans a year. Although Alzheimer’s is not preventable since there is a lack of research for cures, cancer and HIV continue to receive significant more funding from the government. This problem is being caused since Alzheimer's is not a top priority. Even though Alzheimer’s is one of the main causes of death, other diseases such as HIV/AIDS are continuing to receive more funding for research. Since other, less persistent, diseases are
Alzheimer’s is a disease which messes around with many individuals’ brains and memories, so the people who have this disease need constant care since they are not able to function properly. This care costs a lot of money, but the investment in caregivers would decrease if scientists were given more money to research cures for Alzheimer’s. Consequently, the US is losing more money by not providing more funding for Alzheimer’s research. Also, according to Stephanie Baum, a digital health editor, found that 94 percent of scientist said there is a lack of funding which causes delay to find a cure; therefore, 91 percent of scientists stated that they are leaving the field of research for Alzheimer’s due to the insufficient funding. Since the budget for Alzheimer’s has not increased many scientist are beginning to leave the field, but when more money is given to Alzheimer’s research there will not be enough scientist to work together to create a cure. Advocates are needed to spread the awareness of the problem, so more money is invested in research. If scientist know there will be a better chance of creating a cure soon, they will not leave the field due to the lack or