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Does anybody here train/race with COPD?
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Re: COPD [kblahetka] [ In reply to ]
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Lung disease, yes. COPD no.

COPD Foundation has a wealth of knowledge and materials for patients. I would recommend checking them out.

FYI - It is anticipated that in the coming years, about 1/3 of patients who are diagnosed with COPD will have never smoked. There is a growing volume of evidence that shows if your parents smoked when you were conceived (both mother and/or father), you are at higher risk of poor lung function and COPD, asthma, etc. Adding environmental conditions, such as second hand smoke, or pollution, only makes it worse.
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Re: COPD [grrladventure] [ In reply to ]
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Do you have a link for that? Last I checked, the statistics for emphysema and chronic bronchitis were still ridiculously dependant on smoking.
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Re: COPD [grrladventure] [ In reply to ]
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grrladventure wrote:
FYI - It is anticipated that in the coming years, about 1/3 of patients who are diagnosed with COPD will have never smoked. There is a growing volume of evidence that shows if your parents smoked when you were conceived (both mother and/or father), you are at higher risk of poor lung function and COPD, asthma, etc. Adding environmental conditions, such as second hand smoke, or pollution, only makes it worse.
As above....specific evidence and research?
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