This year 62,000 American women will die from lung cancer, and 46,000 from breast cancer. Much of the increase is due to increased smoking among women. As a woman, I don't have to worry about osteoporosis until I reach menopause. Prevention needs to begin early. If you are going through menopause, talk to your health care provider about Hormone Replacement Therapy.
Hormone replacement is necessary during menopause.
Like any drug therapy, HRT has risks and benefits. The decision about its use is very individualized and must be a joint decision between you and your provider. Women who work outside the home are more likely to suffer from stress than women who stay at home. Women are more likely to be stressed by their jobs, paid or not, when their jobs are demanding, they have limited personal control over the situation, and there is little opportunity for making decisions. For many employed women, the fact that a job at work is followed by a job at home is an added stressor.