Not Signed In - 80% Of Adults With Long-term Lung Disease Do Not Know They Have It
Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:00 AM EST
... Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema goes undiagnosed in 80 per cent of people who suffer from it according to a new report by Cancer Research UK published online today in Thorax.This condition is strongly associated with lung cancer because both arise from long-term damage to lung tissue caused by smoking. [click link for full article] ...
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