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Young With Copd Part Ii: What To Do After Diagnosis

In Part I we met Dave, who was just told he had COPD. Here is Part II with commonly asked questions about being Young with COPD. If I am diagnosed with COPD at a young age, what's the first thing I should do? The first thing you should... Read more

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Copd & The Non Smoker

You've never smoked a cigarette in your life, but your doctor just told you that you have COPD, which stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Are you wondering how this can be? Isn't COPD a disease of smokers and former smokers? While... Read more

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