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Do you feel "rare"?
Parkinson’s disease affects 1 in every 500 people in Canada. Over 100,000 Canadians are living with Parkinson’s today and approximately 6,600 new cases of PD are diagnosed each year. In a larger country like the United States, those numbers are higher, with roughly 60,000 new diagnoses per year. Worldwide, it’s estimated that between 7 million and 10 million people live with the disease. Parkinson’s disease, therefore, could still be classified as a rare disease (although that seems to be changing) — but how do you feel?
Do you feel like you’re that “rare” category? Do you think defining PD as “rare” is detrimental to people being aware of and understanding its prevalence?
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