Are numbers are improving and that is encouraging and with newer treatments that trend should continue!
The study found that median life expectancy for people with MS was 76 years, compared to 83 years for those without MS.The authors examined the health records of 5,797 MS patients in Manitoba, Canada from 1984 to 2012 and compared them to a matched sample of 28,807 healthy individuals living in Manitoba as well.
Details here:
http://www.medicaldaily.com/life-expectancy-multiple-sclerosis-patients-rising-still-lower-those-without-it-study-335354
The study found that median life expectancy for people with MS was 76 years, compared to 83 years for those without MS.The authors examined the health records of 5,797 MS patients in Manitoba, Canada from 1984 to 2012 and compared them to a matched sample of 28,807 healthy individuals living in Manitoba as well.
Details here:
http://www.medicaldaily.com/life-expectancy-multiple-sclerosis-patients-rising-still-lower-those-without-it-study-335354
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