John OsborneChief Medical Officer, ClearCardio LLC · Preventive cardiologist and Chief Medical Officer at ClearCardio

The #1 Killer of Women Isn't Cancer! It's Heart Disease

9 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief dialogue, Speaker A highlights the stark statistic that more women die from cardiovascular disease than from all cancers combined, emphasizing that heart disease is the leading cause of death for women and that this fact often fails to sink in for the public. Speaker B reinforces the point, noting that advocacy for breast cancer should not eclipse the need for heart‑health awareness. He repeats the statistic for emphasis, urges listeners to internalize it, and mentions personal involvement in fundraising activities like 5K runs, aiming to provoke an emotional response and motivate greater attention to women’s heart health.

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More women die of cardiovascular disease than all of the cancers. But RED is as important, if not more, because more women die from heart disease than anything else. And I still— people hear that, I still don't think it sinks in. And I want you to share your journey with that.
I'm so glad that you brought that up because it's not an either/or. It's not we're gonna support breast cancer or heart disease. But you're right, there's so much more talk about it. I've done 5Ks and all of those things for it. But more women die from cardiovascular disease than all other cancers combined. Say that again, because I don't think that sinks in. Say that again. More women die of cardiovascular disease than all of the cancers combined. Everybody who's listening, breathe that in. Feel some goosebumps. That should be really scary.