COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is a preventable and treatable disease that is caused by breathing in dangerous chemicals, gases, and particles from your environment. Many processes which release these harmful substances can be avoided: · The main risk factor is cigarette smoke. Other forms of smoking can also damage the lungs including E-cigarettes, vaping, …
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide, and it kills three times as many men as prostate cancer and three times as many women as breast cancer. One in sixteen people in the United States get diagnosed with lung cancer in their lifetime. The good news is that lung cancer deaths have …
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Education for National Respiratory Care Week, Oct. 24-30, 2021 . Airways, lungs, blood vessels, and muscles are parts of the respiratory system. Human beings need a constant supply of oxygen to live. We must also simultaneously eliminate the waste gas, carbon dioxide. This is accomplished by breathing. If you don’t have enough oxygen in your blood or your levels …
We rarely think about our lungs, or even our breathing for that matter, until, of course, there’s a problem. That’s why the American Lung Association has set aside October as Healthy Lung Month. The intention is to educate people about the importance of protecting their lungs. Our lungs are complex organs that have many vital …
