Atlantic County Healthy Living Coalition

 

Lung Diseases

According to the American Lung Association, lung disease is responsible for one in seven deaths in American with 35 million Americans living with chronic lung disease such as asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

Asthma

Source National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Asthma information such as how many people have asthma, what is asthma, what causes asthma/asthma attacks and signs and symptoms.


Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Source National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Information on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) such as what is COPD, what causes COPD and signs and symptoms. Other names for COPD include Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease and Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. In the US, COPD includes Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis.


Lung Cancer

Source American Cancer Society

Lung cancer information such as how many people get lung cancer, what is lung cancer, risk factors of lung cancer and screening recommendations.




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