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Many People with 'Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease' May Be Downplaying Their Symptoms
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(OPEN):
ARE YOUR DAILY ACTIVITIES LEAVING YOU OUT OF BREATH, OR WHEEZING?
ARE YOU CHALKING IT UP TO AGE, OR BEING OUT OF SHAPE? IT COULD BE DUE TO
"C-O-P-D": "CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE".
"C-O-P-D" AFFECTS AN ESTIMATED 27-MILLION PEOPLE, IN THE
U-S--AND IS PREDICTED TO BE THE THIRD-LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH, WORLDWIDE, BY 2020.
NATIONAL MEDICAL-EXPERT AT "GLAXO-SMITH-KLINE", DOCTOR DAVID MANNINO
["MAH-NEE-NOH"]...
(MANNINO):
"UNFORTUNATELY, MANY PATIENTS WITH
'C-O-P-D' DOWNPLAY THEIR SYMPTOMS--SUCH AS SHORTNESS OF BREATH, AND
CHEST-INFECTIONS--WHEN TALKING ABOUT THEIR CONDITION. PATIENTS WITH
'C-O-P-D' FIND THAT AN OPEN DIALOGUE, WITH THEIR DOCTOR AND CAREGIVER, IS A KEY FACTOR TOWARDS SUCCESSFULLY MANAGING
'C-O-P-D'."
(CLOSE):
NOVEMBER IS "C-O-P-D AWARENESS
MONTH": VISIT "C-O-P-D"-DOT-COM, TO SEE HOW PEOPLE WITH
"C-O-P-D" MANAGE THEIR CONDITION--AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF OPEN COMMUNICATION.
