It’s COPD Awareness Month – What You Should Know
By Corinne R. Young, MSN, FNP-C, FCCP Every November, members of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) community come together to spread awareness and education regarding COPD. This is a condition in which the airways and/or air sacks of the lung have been permanently and irreversibly damaged, causing a combination of symptoms that could include difficulty […]
Healthy Steps for Healthier Lives and Lungs
By Annie Perng, MSN, CRNP, CWOCN Prior to becoming a pulmonary nurse practitioner (NP), I worked as a bedside nurse on a lung transplant unit. Over several years, I got to know people who had struggled with tobacco dependence, severe environmental allergies, sleep-disordered breathing and lung conditions that made them more prone to serious respiratory […]
November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
November is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and this year, understanding how to keep your lungs healthy, identify issues early and treat lung disease effectively has never been more critical. For patients living with lung cancer, there are actions you can take to reduce your risk of contracting COVID-19.
Do You Know These COPD Facts? Learn How You Can Prevent It.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of diseases that cause airflow blockage and breathing-related problems. Even though COPD can be caused by smoking, 15 million U.S. adults with COPD continue to smoke.
It’s Healthy Lung Month: Here’s How to Protect Them
Even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, sometimes we take the health of our lungs for granted. Here are four ways to keep your lungs healthy.
You Don’t Have to be a Smoker to Get Lung Cancer
This year, more than 230,000 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer, bringing the number of people living with the disease to over half a million.
Shattering Stigmas: What Women Need to Know About Lung Cancer
In the last 40 years, the rate of lung cancer has dropped 35 percent for men, while rising nearly 90 percent for women. Once thought of as a male smoker’s disease, lung cancer is shattering stigmas.
Are You Practicing Good Lung Health? Five Tips to Breathe Easier.
Right now, one in seven older adults suffers from some sort of lung disease, whether it’s chronic bronchitis or emphysema (which make up chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD), asthma or occupational lung diseases like asbestosis and mesothelioma.