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8 Μαρ 2024 · Learn how mild emphysema can affect your life expectancy, how to slow down its progression, and what treatment options are available. Find answers to common questions about this chronic lung disease and its symptoms, causes, and complications.
Life expectancy for 65-year-old men who have emphysema (the most likely age group) and who currently smoke depends on how far their emphysema has progressed. In addition to the 3.5 years lost due to smoking, current smokers in stage 1 and stage 2 emphysema lose 0.3 and 2.2 years respectively.
28 Απρ 2017 · Emphysema is a lung condition that causes shortness of breath. In people with emphysema, the air sacs in the lungs (alveoli) are damaged. Over time, the inner walls of the air sacs weaken and rupture — creating larger air spaces instead of many small ones.
29 Νοε 2022 · Emphysema is a lung disease that damages the alveoli and reduces oxygen intake. Learn about the stages, causes, symptoms and life expectancy of emphysema and how to prevent and treat it.
20 Φεβ 2023 · Severe emphysema is a form of COPD that affects the lungs and causes shortness of breath, cough, and flare-ups. Learn about the stages, symptoms, and how to improve life expectancy with treatment options.
Similar to many chronic diseases, the prognosis is affected by too many variables to be discussed here. There is no cure, but there are effective methods of treatment, which can slow the progression of the disease and allow for a normal life. In short, the diagnosis of emphysema is not a death sentence.
10 Νοε 2022 · Emphysema is considered a chronic condition because there is no cure. If not treated, it will get worse over time. It is important to get diagnosed in the earliest stages of the disease so treatment can begin as soon as possible.
