Heart disease main killer of women

More deadly than breast cancer, say health officials


GENEVA, Sept. 26 — The World Health Organization warned Friday that cardiovascular diseases like heart attacks and strokes kill far more women than breast cancer ever year. The health group urged women to take better care of their hearts.
“ALTHOUGH most women fear cancer, particularly breast cancer, they do not make the same efforts to safeguard themselves from heart disease, which is eminently preventable,” said Catherine Le Gales-Camus, who heads the WHO’s programs for non-communicable diseases and mental health.
“We must strive to make women aware that to keep their hearts healthy, they need to eat smart, kick smoking and move for health,” she said in a statement to mark World Heart Day on Sunday.
Statistics compiled by the WHO from 21 countries show that of the 16.5 million who die each year of cardiovascular disease, more than half — 8.6 million — are women.

Heart attacks and strokes kill twice as many women as all types of cancer combined.

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Re: Heart disease main killer of women

wow. shocking at first, but the more i think about it... the more it maks sense...

Re: Heart disease main killer of women

and heart attacks are more deadly for women than for men...men are more likely to survive a heart attack

Re: Heart disease main killer of women

wow! i would have thought it was the other way around..

Re: Heart disease main killer of women

I think this month's Glamour Magazine has a whole article about this precise issue. They are doing a red dress publicity campaign to call attention to this shocking statistic.

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