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Is it really the case that thousands more women die every year of heart disease than breast cancer?
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Yes: Heart disease is many more times the risk of death than breast cancer in women. Estimated over 500, 000 deaths in a year from heart diseases and 39, 000 deaths from breast cancer in a year. See: http://www.M.Webmd.Com/heart-disease/features/women-more-afraid-of-breast-cancer-than-heart-disease.
Answered 10/24/2017
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