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... emphysema. Radiation and chemotherapy. Having radiation treatments to your chest or using some chemotherapy drugs makes it more likely that you'll develop ...
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) — the blanket term for a group of diseases that block airflow from the lungs — including emphysema. Emphysema ...
As advanced imaging technology has allowed more accurate phenotyping of COPD research has shown that emphysema is directly linked to the risk of developing ...
Chronic bronchitis; Emphysema; Pulmonary fibrosis. If you've already been diagnosed with a chronic lung disorder, spirometry may be used periodically to check ...
Emphysema Emphysema In emphysema, the inner walls of the lungs' air sacs (alveoli) are damaged, causing them to eventually rupture.
Surgery is an option for some people with some forms of severe emphysema, a type of COPD, who aren't helped sufficiently by medications alone. Surgical ...
Causes · COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) — the blanket term for a group of diseases that block airflow from the lungs — including emphysema. · Cystic ...
The emphysema is caused by the lack of a protein called alpha 1-antitrypsin (AAT) in the body. This medicine replaces the protein when the body does not produce ...
Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are the conditions that most commonly contribute to COPD. According to the American Lung Association, more than 11 million ...
Mayo Clinic's Rochester campus is the first in its region to offer the treatment to patients with debilitating lung conditions tied to COPD, including emphysema ...
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