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Profiling the leading causes of death in the United States; heart disease, stroke, and cancer
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10/31/2005
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Description:Chronic diseases--such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes--are among the most prevalent, costly, and preventable of all health problems. Seven of every ten Americans who die each year, or more than 1.7 million people, die of a chronic disease. Chronic diseases are not prevented by vaccines, nor do they just disappear. To a large degree, the major chronic disease killers are an extension of what people do, or not do, as they go about the business of daily living. Health-damaging behaviors--in particular, tobacco use, lack of physical activity, and poor nutrition--are major contributors to heart disease and cancer, our nation’s leading killers. However, tests are currently available that can detect breast cancer, colon cancer, heart disease, and other chronic diseases early, when they can be most effectively treated.
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Content Notes:CDC.
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
10/31/2005- date from document properties
Title from caption (viewed on Aug. 15, 2007).
Mode of access: Internet. Address as of 8/15/07: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/publications/factsheets/ChronicDisease/pdfs/00_ChronicDiseaseAllStates.pdf; current access available via PURL.
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