Lung disease Barbara Bush had now afflicts more women than men in U.S.

[rangerrebew]

 Lung disease Barbara Bush had now afflicts more women than men in U.S.
Originally published April 17, 2018 at 6:23 pm

Because COPD is often associated with men, women are frequently diagnosed after the disease is already advanced.
 
By Anna Gorman
Kaiser Health News (TNS)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), one of the listed causes of Barbara Bush’s death, traditionally was considered a man’s disease, but it now kills more women in the United States than men. Women account for 58 percent of the 14.7 million people in the U.S. living with the disease and 53 percent of those who die from it, according to the American Lung Association. Nearly 8 percent of women in the U.S. have reported a COPD diagnosis, compared with slightly less than 6 percent of men.

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/lung-disease-barbara-bush-had-now-afflicts-more-women-than-men-in-u-s/

[thackney]

There are two main forms of COPD:

Chronic bronchitis, which involves a long-term cough with mucus

Emphysema, which involves damage to the lungs over time

Most people with COPD have a combination of both conditions.

https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000091.htm

[thackney]

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[driftdiver]

Our environment has a huge impact on our lungs.  The materials around us contribute significantly.  Carpet fibers break off and we breath them in.  They breed molds and collect dirt, which we breath in.   Our beds, pillows, sheets, clothes, stuff animals, candles ect are filled with chemicals and harbor the particles which are bad for us.