Barbra Streisand spaks fom te heart
Raising funds—and awareness— to fight women’s No. 1 killer
By Madonna Behen
her two Oscars, eight Grammys, five Emmys, one Tony, and countless other awards, Barbra Streisand is as busy as ever. The top-selling female performer in total album
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sales in the US (more than 71 million) and the only recording artist to have No. 1 albums in five consecutive decades, Streisand recently released her newest album: “What Matters Most: Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Bergman.” In 2012, she’ll star in “My Mother’s Curse,” with Seth Rogan, a road-trip comedy in which they will play mother and son. And she’s also planning to star in a new film adaptation of the musical “Gypsy,” as the legendary Mama Rose. Streisand, who turns 70 in April and was recently honored with the L’Oréal Paris Legend Award at Elle magazine’s “Women in Hollywood Celebration,” is also reaching a new generation of fans through the hit TV series “Glee,” which has featured several characters belting out her famous songs. But as dedicated as she is to her art, Streisand is just
as passionate about supporting causes that are near and dear to her heart. And her latest crusade is one that is quite literally so: Speaking out about women and heart disease.
6 pause FALL / WINTER 2011 ifty years after beginning a career that has earned Even though heart disease is the top cause of death
in women in the US, “a lot of people still think it’s mostly a ‘man’s disease,’” says Streisand. “Most women don’t know that heart disease kills more women than all cancers combined. In fact, heart disease deaths among women are 12 times higher than those related to breast cancer.” Over the last decade, says Streisand, women have
made great strides in raising awareness of women’s cancers. Cancer-related deaths have declined, in large part because women have become more proactive about annual screenings such as mammograms. “It’s time for women to apply that same dedication and determination to raising awareness about women’s heart health,” she says. “Many women don’t know that there are substantial
differences between heart attack symptoms for men vs. women,” explains Streisand. “For example, when a man has a heart attack he often suffers from the classic ‘Hollywood heart attack’ symptoms, including tingling in the left arm and extreme chest pain. But a woman is more likely to experience milder symptoms such as nausea, fatigue, or what may feel like indigestion.” Streisand’s involvement in women’s heart disease began three years ago when she gave $5 million to
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