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Stigma Can Be a Barrier to COPD Care

People living with COPD who have a history of smoking often blame themselves. That stigma could prevent them from seeking help.

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The Great Girlfriends Podcast: Why COPD Is the 6th Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.

The Great Girlfriends Podcast: Why COPD Is the 6th Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.

Jean Wright, CEO of the COPD Foundation, and Demeshia Montgomery, COPD patient advocate, share a powerful conversation on battling COPD and the fight for awareness

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Myths vs. Facts: COPD Flipbook

Myths vs. Facts: COPD

How much do you know about COPD? Let’s separate fact from fiction about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Los mitos vs. la realidad: EPOC

Los mitos vs. la realidad: EPOC

¿Qué tanto sabes sobre la EPOC? Separemos la realidad de la ficción en lo que se refiere a la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica

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What You Need to Know About COPD and Menopause Infographic

What You Need to Know About COPD and Menopause

Hormonal changes may increase the risk for serious lung conditions

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Demeshia Montgomery

I Thought It Was Covid, but It Was COPD

I’m devoted to advocacy work and hope more people with COPD will reach out for support

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Demeshia Montgomery

Pensé que tenía covid, pero en realidad tenía EPOC

Estoy comprometida con mi trabajo de concientización y espero que más personas con EPOC pidan asistencia

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Healthy Living With COPD flipbook

Healthy Living With COPD

Follow these steps to live your best life with COPD

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Vivir saludablemente con EPOC flipbook

Vivir saludablemente con EPOC

Sigue estos pasos para vivir de la mejor manera posible con EPOC

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COPD Treatments infographic

COPD Treatments

Learn the options for COPD Treatments

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Tratamientos de EPOC infographic

Tratamientos de EPOC

Entérate de las opciones para tratamientos de EPOC

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Freedom to Breathe: Disparities and COPD

Your socioeconomic status, racial background and even your sexual orientation can increase your risk of developing COPD. An expert explains why.

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Middle aged woman with COPD hikes in the forest using portable oxygen therapy

Women and COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is affecting more and more women — and it hits them harder than men

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Libertad para respirar: Disparidades y la EPOC

Tu estatus socioeconómico, tus antecedentes raciales e incluso tu orientación sexual podrían incrementar tu riesgo de desarrollar EPOC. Una experta explica por qué.

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Middle aged woman with COPD hikes in the forest using portable oxygen therapy

Las mujeres y la EPOC

La enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica afecta a cada vez más mujeres y su impacto es mayor para ellas que para los hombres

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Woman hand holding chest pain, difficulty to breathe

COPD 101

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is on the rise in women. Here’s what you need to know.

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‘Scary’ Lung Disease Now Afflicts More Women Than Men In U.S.

Women and Their Health Care Providers Need to Be More Aware of COPD

More women than men are now dying from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is associated with increased rates of women smoking in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disorder that typically occurs in older adults with a history of smoking. READ MORE

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