Every Breath
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It's not always easy to quit but having the right help makes it less of a struggle. Plus youâ ll age less, smell nicer and have money for better things.
About COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, better known as COPD , is a disease where your lungs are destroyed.
It’s the UK’s fifth biggest killer, killing more people every year than breast, bowel or prostate cancer. But the early signs can develop sooner than you think / as young as your 30s - which is why we are getting behind the Every Breath campaign. Will you recognise the warning signals and quit before they get any worse?
Nearly all COPD is caused by smoking and with every cigarette you smoke you increase your risk that’s why stopping smoking NOW reduces your chance of getting COPD.
The damage done to your lungs by COPD is irreversible and often by the time COPD is diagnosed it’s been done. Quitting smoking however, can help slow down the disease and improve your quality of life.
