
Director of the Russian Gerontological Research and Clinical Center Olga Tkacheva said that the main diseases of older people are type 2 diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, as well as hearing and vision impairment.
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Director of the Russian Gerontological Research and Clinical Center Olga Tkacheva said that the main diseases of older people are type 2 diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, hearing and vision impairment.
According to Tkacheva, the risks of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases increase with age.
More than half of people over 60 have two or more chronic diseases.
MOSCOW, October 1 - RIA Novosti. The main diseases of older people are type 2 diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, hearing and vision impairment, Olga Tkacheva, director of the Russian Gerontological Research and Clinical Center of Pirogov University, and president of the Russian Association of Gerontologists and Geriatricians, told RIA Novosti.
International Day of Older Persons is celebrated on October 1st.
“We call age-associated diseases those groups of diseases that are statistically more common after 60-65 years. At this age, the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis and osteoporosis, hearing and vision impairment,” Tkacheva said.

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