KUANTAN: Women, especially those who smoke, are becoming more prone to heart diseases than breast cancer, said Health Minister Datuk Chua Jui Meng.
In 2000, the ministry recorded 47,777 admissions for cardiovascular cases in public hospitals, compared with 4,048 for breast cancer cases, he said.
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