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About 17 percent of people over age 65 have Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease, the third largest cause of death for this age group.

Cancer is the second most common serious disease among older adults. Thanks to research, new treatments are emerging.

About 80% of the people who die from Coronary Heart Disease are over 65. This is the leading cause of death for older adults.

One in ten over age 65 have Alzheimer’s. It is a slowly progressing disease. Forgetfulness is not always caused by Alzheimer’s.

Nearly half the adults over age 65 have been diagnosed with some form of Arthritis. Always painful, some types are debilitating.

One out of six people over 65 in the United States have diabetes. Complications from diabetes can take decades to develop.

Chronic kidney disease is often undiagnosed in people over 65. About 12% of us have it. Often kidney disease is undiagnosed.

Digestive problems are most common among people over 65. Causes can involve any of the organs that process nutrients.

Almost one quarter of people over 65 have not been to a dentist in more than five years.

Close to one person out of three over age 65 has eye disease that causes loss of vision.

One in three people over 65 have hearing loss, by age 75 nearly half have some loss.

Our skin becomes thin and bruises easily, we get spots and moles, and we lose our hair.

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