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More Awareness Required About Lung Diseases

by Savitha C Muppala on Jun 28 2012 5:46 PM

 More Awareness Required About Lung Diseases
Indians do not understand the burden of lung diseases which claims the lives of four million people globally every year.
This is a worrying trend.

"Despite the high incidence of lung disease, research conducted by YouGov across India revealed that people are far more worried about heart disease and cancer. While impact of lung disease is underestimated, the public poll reveals a lack of understanding about how to manage it," says the study by European Lung Foundation and Forum for International Respiratory Societies (FIRS)



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