Medical Matters
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Facts
- 1% of the population in the UK live with Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Approximately 580,000 people are suffering every day with this chronic and progressive disease
- It is an autoimmune condition that not only affects the joints but all the major organs as well.
- The NHS spend around £560 million a year treating people with this condition.
- Rheumatoid Arthritis affects women three times more than men, the reason for this is down to hormones.
I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that either. - Jack Benny
