It is predicted that COPD, which ranks 3rd among diseases that cause loss of life today, will increase even more in the coming years due to the increase in smoking rates.
Chest Diseases Specialist Professor, who informed that approximately 400 million people in the world have COPD. Prof. Dr. Banu Musaffa Salepçi, MD. points out that he unfortunately does not know that 1 out of every 9 COPD patients are sick.
Chronic Obstructive (Obstructive) Pulmonary Disease, known as COPD, as a result of narrowing of the airways called bronchus in the lungs and the destruction of air sacs called alveoli; It is a very common problem that causes complaints such as difficulty breathing, cough and shortness of breath. Yeditepe University Kozyatağı Hospital Chest Diseases Specialist Prof. Dr. Banu Musaffa Salepçi, MD., who stated that 4 out of every 1 smokers had COPD. Prof. Dr. Banu Musaffa Salepçi, MD. said, “Apart from smoking, childhood infections and the tandoori tradition that is common in Anatolia can also cause COPD. "Fuels such as gazel, brushwood and dung, which we call biological fuels burned in tandoor, can cause women to be exposed to various gases and particles and cause COPD to develop.
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