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Wear Red Day 2011, Heart Disease Awareness
Today is Wear Red Day 2011 where you can wear red to show your support in the cause of fighting heart disease in women.
Did you know that heart disease is the number one cause of death for women! Betty White is also showing her support by wearing red today, you can check out videos of her and many others at the official website Go Red for Women.
HEART DISEASE STATISTICS (Source: American Cancer Society)
- Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women ages 20 and older in the nation.
- More women die of heart disease than the next four causes of death combined, including all forms of cancer.
- 1 in 3 American women die of heart disease, compared to 1 in 30 women who die of breast cancer.
- 80 percent of cardiac events in women can be prevented
by making healthier choices, such as changing their food habits, exercising and not smoking. - 5,013 men and women in Nevada died from heart disease in 2006, the leading cause.