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COPD
What is it?
Lung diseases such as bronchitis, emphysema and smoking related lung disease are the fifth biggest killer in the UK – affecting around 900,000 people and claiming the lives of 30,000 people each year.
These diseases are jointly known as COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
If you are a smoker over the age of 35 you are at risk of developing COPD. The main symptoms are coughing up phlegm regularly, increasing shortness of breath and frequent chest infections.
Those affected find breathing more difficult, so it gets harder to do everyday tasks like climbing stairs and even cleaning your teeth.
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What we are doing
Don't brush off a cough... contact your GP. There's a lot they can do to help.
What you can do
You're not alone, and there is a lot you can do to improve your life with COPD
Colin's story
Pulmonary rehabilitation has given COPD sufferer Colin Woods a new lease of life.