More women die from heart disease than any other disease
Heart disease does not just strike men, it is also the biggest killer of women in the USA. Approximately 40% of all women who die are struck by heart disease or
stroke. More women die this way than from the total of all
cancers, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Despite attempts to educate women about the risk of cardiovascular/heart disease, 45% of US women still do not know that their greatest health risks are from heart disease and stroke. However, this is better than in 1997, when 70% were unaware.
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