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Life After Lung Cancer: How One Survivor is Fighting for Others
Sorry, but your browser does not support the video tag. (BPT) – More people die of lung cancer each year than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. Yet there is still a widely held belief that it is a self-inflicted disease. The truth is that regardless of age, gender, athleticism, or overall health, lung cancer […]
Veterans fought for freedom; struggle with lung health
(BPT) – After serving their country, many veterans face long-term health challenges but sometimes symptoms may not appear for decades and aren’t quickly recognized, aggravating their condition. The lung disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an example that’s disproportionately affecting veterans. COPD is now the fourth most common diagnosis among veterans. Approximately 15 percent […]
It takes two: Battling a devastating lung disease
(BPT) – (BPT) – Theta Rone and her husband James have been together, side-by-side, through it all – from the grade school classroom to the birth of their two children. They’re the perfect example of ‘it takes two’ even when the going gets tough. In 2014, the couple was just settling down to enjoy their […]
Baseball legend steps up to the plate to raise awareness of fatal lung disease
(BPT) – All-Star centerfielder Bernie Williams is taking on a new role as an advocate for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) awareness in honor of his dad Bernabé who lost his life to this rare and fatal lung disease. In this new role, he’s teamed up with Boehringer Ingelheim on Breathless(TM) (www.BreathlessIPF.com), a national education campaign […]
New FDA-approved method of lung cancer detection gives many hope
(BPT) – Each year, more people die of lung cancer than any other form of cancer – more than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. The American Cancer Society estimates of the 224,000 new cases of lung cancer diagnosed each year, 155,000 will succumb to the disease. Many have heard the statistics about lung cancer, […]
Thankful for every moment while living with lung cancer
(BPT) – As a busy mother of two sons, Ivy Elkins shrugged off her sore neck and elbow pain for months. She thought it was probably from the extra hours spent planning a bar mitzvah for her oldest son. After all, a middle-aged woman who never smoked doesn’t fit the typical profile of a lung […]
Lung disease case finding in pharmacies could save £264 million
A report published today shows the value of pharmacies in addressing diseases at an early stage. It reveals that case-finding would provide “significant NHS and societal benefits” and save the NHS more money than the service costs to deliver. The research shows that more than half (57 per cent) of people screened by pharmacies were […]
Prematurity linked to altered lung function during exercise, high blood pressure in adults
Advances in medicine have greatly contributed to the survival of extremely preterm infants in the US. However, the picture of long-term health effects related to prematurity is still unclear. Researchers at the University of Oregon compared lung function among adults who were born extremely preterm (at less than 28 weeks), very preterm (at less than […]