Emphysema is not cancer. While emphysema and lung cancer are serious respiratory conditions, they are distinct conditions with different causes, treatments, and outcomes. However, the former can ...

To study further the possible benefit of steroid treatment, we have investigated in a double-blind, controlled manner the effect of prednisone in 10 patients with severe pulmonary emphysema.

Emphysema & chronic bronchitis    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the third most common disease and a leading ...

Conclusions: The extent of pulmonary emphysema significantly correlated with reduced bone density. Our study suggested that COPD itself could be a risk factor for osteoporosis and that chest CT ...

Recent research published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine confirms that emphysema was detected in 24% to 31% of patients undergoing lung cancer screening. This means that for millions of Americans, ...

You may experience symptoms such as cough, sleepiness, breathlessness, chest condition, and slow walking with emphysema or bronchitis. A spirometry test is one way to distinguish the type of lung ...

Medically reviewed by Susan Russell, MD The term "smoker's lung" refers to lung damage caused by smoking cigarettes. Over ...

St. Vincent’s Riverside is now offering a breakthrough treatment for patients diagnosed with chronic pulmonary obstructive ...