Women: Here’s Your No. 1 Killer
by Kathryn Teng, MD
Learn how you can reduce your risk
In 2009, it was responsible for 24 percent of deaths among all females. It kills an average of 400,000 women each year.
Since this is October, you may assume I’m talking about breast cancer. I’m not. I’m talking about heart disease, which kills more women in this country than all forms of cancer combined.