Smokers Beware: New Study Supports Lung Screening
Smokers Beware: New Study Supports Lung Screening
macular degeneration. To further our understanding of smoking related lung disease, a study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM May 12, 2016) found that 50% of so-called “healthy” smokers and ex-smokers (those with normal lung function by breathing tests) in fact have frequent lower tract respiratory exacerbation, activity limitations, and evidence of airways disease on lung CT. It is unclear if and when these individuals transition into conventionally defined COPD and how to treat these individuals.Most
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