Reducing Common Health Risks in Women

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• Centers for Disease Control

• National Cancer Institute

• American Cancer Society

• Mayo Clinic

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While genetics and family history often play a large role in determining your risks for certain diseases, there are many steps you can take and ways that you can reduce your health risks, including your risk for developing the leading causes of death for women in the United States.

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