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WHI strives to improve health through research on risk factors, prevention, and early detection of serious health conditions, so postmenopausal women thrive.

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Impacting lives through groundbreaking research

Impacting lives through groundbreaking research
161,000 +study participants
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5.3 millionspecimen vials collected and documented
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12,600fewer cases of breast cancer each year as a result of WHI research
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The Women’s Health Initiative is a landmark study that has had a huge impact on medical practice and public health.

— Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., NHLBI Director
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