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The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. The underlying determinants of health and their relative power may differ by sex and gender, and tailored interventions might be more effective than generic treatments. As discussed in Chapter 2, few studies have tested ways to modify behavioral determinants in women, and even less research has been conducted on the effects of social and community factors in specific groups of women. IS WOMEN’S HEALTH RESEARCH FOCUSED ON THE MOST APPROPRIATE AND RELEVANT HEALTH CONDITIONS?The committee discussed the research of a number of conditions as examples of conditions that greatly affect women. It categorized those conditions as having major, some, or little progress (see Table S-1). Conditions on Which Research Has Contributed to Major ProgressThe committee identified breast cancer, CVD, and cervical cancer as the conditions on which major progress has been made. Mortality from breast cancer has decreased in the last 20 years. Consumer demand and involvement and increased funding have spurred breast-cancer research at the molecular, cellular, and animal levels as well as clinical trials and TABLE S-1 Conditions Discussed by Committee, Categorized by Extent of Progress
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