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When it comes to women and heart disease, what you don’t know can not only hurt you, it can kill you. When surveyed about their greatest health risk, American women typically mention breast cancer. Actually, the numbers tell a far different story. Each year, more than 500,000 American women die from cardiovascular disease, compared with 40,000 deaths annually from breast cancer. Heart disease actually kills more women than all forms of cancer combined. Yet, according to an article in the April 28, 2003, issue of Time Magazine, only 8 percent of American women are aware of that fact. Heart disease can also lead to disability and a significantly decreased quality of life.