Do you know these facts about women's health:
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Heart disease is the #1 killer of American women?
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Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer of women
in the United States. Colorectal cancer and breast cancer are the
second and third leading cancer killers of women
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Women are more likely than men to die from a
stroke?
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Nearly twice as many women as men die from
Alzheimer's disease each year?
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Seventy-five percent of Americans living with
autoimmune disorders
(such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, and
rheumatoid arthritis) are women?
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Women are far more likely than men to suffer from
chronic pain and chronic fatigue?
Here are some statistics that we have learned
from the Kentucky Women's Health Registry:
Routine checkups. Of the 4,889 women who answered this
question, 74 percent had a routine checkup less than 1 year
ago; 16 percent had a routine checkup 1-2 years ago; and only
8 percent have not had a checkup for at least three years. Great
news! We hope that each year the percentage of women who get
a checkup once a year grows!
This past year we asked some questions about barriers to care
that women might have had. Of the 3,847 who answered this
question, the most common problems cited were:
- Too busy to go for healthcare - 29 percent
- Difficulty getting an appointment - 23 percent
- Couldn't afford the co-pay - 10 percent
- Couldn't get time off work to get healthcare - 8 percent
- Didn't want anyone to know they had a problem - 7 percent
Spring is here! Last year 4,889 people answered the allergy question.
- Environmental allergies - 33 percent.
- Drug allergies - 33 percent
- Animal allergies - 18 percent
- Food allergies - 14 percent
Registry participants are responsible for a lot of child and adult
care! 36 percent of the 3,847 women who answered the question
had care-giving responsibilities for either children or adults.
And stress levels don't seem to be going down. Of the 4,889
women who answered the question, 26 percent have less stress
than last year, 40 have the same amount of stress as last year, 32
percent have more stress than one year ago and 1 percent report
having no stress.
Finally, 20 percent of Registry women use aspirin therapy to
prevent heart disease.
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