5 TYPE OF DISEASE THAT OFTEN COMES UP TO AGE

Often cases of cancer discovered when someone elderly, for example, 40 years and over. Are the older a person more susceptible to cancer? Apparently not that's why. This occurs because the phases of the cancer requires to thrive.

5. Breast Cancer

 Why risk for breast cancer is more prone to happen in women who are elderly? In addition to hormonal factors there are other factors such as obesity, in general, women who are elderly will be obese at some stage and it can lead to breast cancer risk.

4. Hypertension

Hypertension is a condition in which systolic blood pressure equal to or higher than 140 mmHg and a diastolic blood pressure higher than 90mmHg, which occurred due to the elasticity of the arteries in the aging process. If left untreated, hypertension can lead to stroke, damage to the blood vessels (arteriosclerosis), attack / heart failure and renal failure

3. Diabetes Mellitus

Approximately 50% of the elderly have impaired glucose intolerance in which the blood sugar remained normal even in conditions of fasting. This condition can develop into diabetes, where blood glucose levels above or equal to 200 mg / dl and fasting blood glucose levels above 126 mg / dl. Obesity, poor diet, lack of exercise and diabetes increase the risk of advanced age.

2. Cancer

Cancer is a condition where the structure and function of a cell changes even to destroy other cells that are still healthy. These cells have mutations that changed for some reason that he could no longer carry out its normal functions. Usually these cell changes undergone several stages, ranging from light to change at all from the initial state (cancer). Cancer is the number two cause of death after heart disease. The most important risk factor is age.

1. Heart Coronary disease

Narrowing of the coronary arteries so that blood flow to the heart is interrupted. Common symptoms that occur are chest pain, shortness of breath, fainting, to the confusion.

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