2. Heart and Stroke Facts: 1996 Statistical Supplement, American Heart Association

3. Cancer Facts & Figures—1996, American Cancer Society

 This slide demonstrates that the incidence of osteoporotic fracture in women is far greater than the incidence of heart attack, stroke and breast cancer combined. This information couples nicely with the information on the previous slide to further emphasize that osteoporosis should be considered a major health concern among postmenopausal women in the United States. The point is not to suggest that osteoporosis is more important than the other diseases, but rather that it should be managed as routinely as are the other diseases.