When you can't breathe, nothing else matters...
According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), emphysema affects over 2 million Americans, the majority of whom are 50 years old and over.
Emphysema is a slow killer, progressing gradually over a period of many years. The damage done to the lungs with emphysema is permanent and irreversible, but if a person stops smoking early on in the disease, it may be possible to arrest further development and improve one's quality of life.
More:
- Living with Emphysema - Christine's Story
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some of my cousins have emphysema they died last year
ya my moms friend has emphysema and im trying to learn more about it but he doesnt smoke HE got is from espestus
my maternal uncle has emphysema his on his first stage. trying to learn about it