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The Facts About Heart Disease

Heart disease…
  • Refers to the blockages of arteries.
  • Is the number one killer of women.
  • Will kill an estimated one out of every two women.
  • Kills 10 times more women than breast cancer each year.
  • Kills more women than all other cancers combined.
  • Afflicts 10 percent of women aged 45 to 64.
  • Is not only a killer of the elderly. According to one study, nearly one-fourth of women who died of heart disease were between the ages of 35 and 44.

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